CVE-2015-8568

Published: Apr 11, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

Description

Memory leak in QEMU, when built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by trying to activate the vmxnet3 device repeatedly.

Affected (2)

Products: Qemu: Qemu · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Qemu Qemu	Up to 2.5.1

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

References (12)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79721

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289816

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02299.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471