CVE-2016-5106

Qemu: scsi: megasas: out-of-bounds write while setting controller properties

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.8

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · May 25, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 3.8
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')