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CVE-2016-5105

Publication date 30 May 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.4 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qemu 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
qemu-kvm 16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
qemu

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.4 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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