CVE-2016-5105

medium

Description

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.

References

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04419.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339583

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/7

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/5

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-02

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.4

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

Severity: Medium