CVE-2016-5105
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.4 · CWE-908
4.4CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The megasas_dcmd_cfg_read function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU, when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, uses an uninitialized variable, which allows local guest administrators to read host memory via vectors involving a MegaRAID Firmware Interface (MFI) command.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04419.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04419.htmlPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/5Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/7Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339583Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlAdvisory