CVE-2017-5856

Qemu: scsi: megasas: host memory leakage in megasas_handle_dcmd

Published Mar 16, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory leak in the megasas_handle_dcmd function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via MegaRAID Firmware Interface (MFI) commands with the sglist size set to a value over 2 Gb.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1497-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14933 Memory leak in the megasas_handle_dcmd function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via MegaRAID Firmware Interface (MFI) commands with the sglist size set to a value over 2 Gb.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3261-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:11 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 16, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 2, 2017, 12:00 AM