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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1497-1 | qemu security update |
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 |
USN-3261-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:48.732Z
Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5856
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-16T15:59:01.007
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5856
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN