CVE-2015-8613

MEDIUM

QEMU - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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.

References (6)

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/22/1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79719

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1284008

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg03737.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0010

EPSS Percentile 27.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Affected Products (3)

qemu/qemu < 2.5.1

debian/debian_linux

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Apr 11, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026