CVE-2016-5105

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 02 Sept 2016, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Sept 2016, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 00:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-908•Use of Uninitialized Resource

    The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.6.2

References (7)