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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-5106: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-5106: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/02/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/23/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-qemu

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