vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8568): QEMU vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 3, 2016 | Feb 3, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 3, 2016
Added
Feb 3, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-kvmubuntu-upgrade-qemu-systemubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-aarch64ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-armubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-mipsubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-miscubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-ppcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-sparcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-x86
References
Rapid7 Labs
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