CVE-2015-8613
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
1.9
VIR risk
6.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8613
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg03737.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | qemu | {"endIncluding":"2.5.1"} | |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/22/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79719
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284008
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg03737.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8613
CWEs
CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.