First published: Mon May 16 2016(Updated: )
Quick Emulator(Qemu) built with the MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read access issue. It could occur while looking up MegaRAID Firmware Interface(MFI) command frames in 'megasas_lookup_frame' routine. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to read invalid memory leading to crash the Qemu process on the host. Upstream patch: --------------- -> <a href="https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04424.html">https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg04424.html</a> Reference: ---------- -> <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/7">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/7</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
QEMU KVM | <=2.6.2 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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CVE-2016-5107 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to its potential for information disclosure.
To fix CVE-2016-5107, users should update QEMU to a version above 2.6.2 where the vulnerability has been addressed.
CVE-2016-5107 affects QEMU installations running versions up to 2.6.2 that utilize MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation.
CVE-2016-5107 is classified as an out-of-bounds read access vulnerability.
CVE-2016-5107 requires privileged access inside the guest, thus it cannot be exploited remotely.