CVE-2016-5106
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6 · Out-of-bounds write
6CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The megasas_dcmd_set_properties function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU, when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access) via vectors involving a MegaRAID Firmware Interface (MFI) command.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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/msg04340.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04340.htmlPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/6Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/8Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339578Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlAdvisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01Advisory