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CVE-2015-8613

Published: 31 December 2015

Stack-based buffer overflow in the megasas_ctrl_get_info function in QEMU, when built with SCSI MegaRAID SAS HBA emulation support, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) via a crafted SCSI controller CTRL_GET_INFO command.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

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

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22)
upstream Needs triage

vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily
Released (1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=36fef36b91f7ec0435215860f1458b5342ce2811
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable
(code not present)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H