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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5856
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5856
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published March 16, 2017
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| qemu | Debian:12 | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
| qemu | Debian:13 | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
| qemu | Debian:14 | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | qemu | 0 |
| Debian:13 | qemu | 0 |
| Debian:14 | qemu | 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 16, 2017 CVE Published
- Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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