CVE-2015-6815

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6815

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1:2.4+dfsg-2`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1:2.4+dfsg-2`
debian	forky	fixed	`1:2.4+dfsg-2`
debian	sid	fixed	`1:2.4+dfsg-2`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1:2.4+dfsg-2`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6815

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.