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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8567

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

HIGH 7.7EPSS 5.56%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1
7.7 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
5.56% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401
Affected
qemu/qemu · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.