VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-6815
The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified…
LOW 3.5EPSS 0.98%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 3.1
- 3.5 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.98% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · fedoraproject/fedora · novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise debuginfo · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise server · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/openstack · redhat/enterprise linux · xen/xen · arista/eos
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260076Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260076Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.