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CVE-2016-5105

The megasas_dcmd_cfg_read function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU, when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, uses an uninitialized variable, which allows local guest administrators to read host memory via vectors involving a MegaRAID Firmware Interface (MFI) command.

Score
4.4 medium
Published
2016-09-02
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
emulators/qemu-cheriqemu-cheri0.d20260108unaddressedbrooks@FreeBSD.org

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Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>qemu-cheri</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>The megasas_dcmd_cfg_read function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU, when
	built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support,
	uses an uninitialized variable, which allows local guest
	administrators to read host memory via vectors involving a MegaRAID
	Firmware Interface (MFI) command.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2016-5105</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5105</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2016-09-02</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>