What is the severity of CVE-2016-5337?

CVE-2016-5337 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive host memory information.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5337?

To mitigate CVE-2016-5337, upgrade to QEMU version 2.6.3 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-5337?

CVE-2016-5337 affects local guest OS administrators using vulnerable versions of QEMU and certain versions of Ubuntu and Debian.

What type of information can be exposed by CVE-2016-5337?

CVE-2016-5337 allows unauthorized access to sensitive host memory information through device control information.

Is CVE-2016-5337 a remote or local vulnerability?

CVE-2016-5337 is a local vulnerability that requires access as a guest OS administrator to exploit.

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CVE-2016-5337

medium

5.5

14/6/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-5337

First published: Tue Jun 14 2016(Updated: )

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.

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

Remedy

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01969.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5337?
CVE-2016-5337 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive host memory information.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5337?
To mitigate CVE-2016-5337, upgrade to QEMU version 2.6.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-5337?
CVE-2016-5337 affects local guest OS administrators using vulnerable versions of QEMU and certain versions of Ubuntu and Debian.
What type of information can be exposed by CVE-2016-5337?
CVE-2016-5337 allows unauthorized access to sensitive host memory information through device control information.
Is CVE-2016-5337 a remote or local vulnerability?
CVE-2016-5337 is a local vulnerability that requires access as a guest OS administrator to exploit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5337?
CVE-2016-5337 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive host memory information.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5337?
To mitigate CVE-2016-5337, upgrade to QEMU version 2.6.3 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-5337?
CVE-2016-5337 affects local guest OS administrators using vulnerable versions of QEMU and certain versions of Ubuntu and Debian.
What type of information can be exposed by CVE-2016-5337?
CVE-2016-5337 allows unauthorized access to sensitive host memory information through device control information.
Is CVE-2016-5337 a remote or local vulnerability?
CVE-2016-5337 is a local vulnerability that requires access as a guest OS administrator to exploit.