CVE-2016-5337

Publication date 14 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qemu 16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
qemu-kvm 16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
qemu

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

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

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