CVE-2015-8568

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79721 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/10 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02299.html patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289816 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8568?
CVE-2015-8568 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8568?
To fix CVE-2015-8568, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8568 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8568 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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