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CVE-2016-5106 Detail

Current Description

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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/6 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/8 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339578 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04340.html Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5106
NVD Published Date:
09/02/2016
NVD Last Modified:
10/21/2020
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.