CVE-2016-5107
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CVE-2016-5107 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6/10 on the CVSS scale. The megasas_lookup_frame function in QEMU, when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via unspecified vectors.. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The megasas_lookup_frame function in QEMU, when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.6.2 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90874Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336461Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04424.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90874Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336461Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04424.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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