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CVE-2015-6815

Published: 8 September 2015

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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.19)
upstream Needs triage

vivid
Released (1:2.2+dfsg-5expubuntu9.5)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=b947ac2bf26479e710489739c465c8af336599e7
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.25)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

vivid Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.5
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L