CVE-2016-5337

MEDIUM

QEMU - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The megasas_ctrl_get_info function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information via vectors related to reading device control information.

References (9)

[Patch] http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=844864fbae66935951529408831c2f22367a57b6

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/13

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/3

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91097

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01969.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 16.6%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (5)

qemu/qemu < 2.6.2

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Jun 14, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026