Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-1714 · published 7 April 2016

CVE-2016-1714: Redhat openstack memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Redhat · Openstack

The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.

8.1 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow

8.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.9

6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

3Affected product versions listed by NVD

38References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Linux Oracle

Qemu Qemu

Openstack Redhat

References

Link	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0081.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0082.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0083.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0084.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0085.html	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0086.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0087.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0088.html	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/7	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/10	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/11	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80250	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034858	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg00428.html	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0081.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0082.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0083.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0084.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0085.html	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0086.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0087.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0088.html	Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/7	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/10	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/11	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80250	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034858	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg00428.html	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-1714), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.