CVE-2015-8567

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201602-01

Severity Score

7.7

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

La pérdida de memoria en net/vmxnet3.c en QEMU permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria).

Qinghao Tang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled PCI MSI-X support. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. Lian Yihan discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the VNC server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-15 CVE Reserved
2016-02-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-06-19 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/10	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79721	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02299.html	2020-09-09

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176503.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176558.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175967.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176300.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00010.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00012.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00087.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00002.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00049.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00017.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00058.html	2020-09-09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00003.html	2020-09-09
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471	2020-09-09
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2891-1	2020-09-09
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01	2020-09-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Qemu Search vendor "Qemu"		Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu"				<= 2.5.1.1 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " <= 2.5.1.1"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.10"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo" and version "11"		sp4		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				42.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "42.1"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "11"		sp4		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "12"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "12"		sp1		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11"		sp4		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12"		sp1		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "11"		sp4		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "12"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit" and version "12"		sp1		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				23 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "23"		-		Affected