CVE-2015-8818

Published: Dec 29, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The cpu_physical_memory_write_rom_internal function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not properly skip MMIO regions, which allows local privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.

Affected (1)

Products: Qemu: Qemu

Qemu

1 product

Qemu

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Qemu Qemu	Up to 2.3.1

References (18)

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b242e0e0e2969c044a318e56f7988bbd84de1f63

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2670.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2671.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2704.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2705.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2706.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/01/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/01/10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300771

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b242e0e0e2969c044a318e56f7988bbd84de1f63