vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8743): QEMU vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Feb 3, 2016 | Feb 3, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 3, 2016
Added
Feb 3, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the NE2000 device emulation support is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while performing 'ioport' r/w operations. A privileged (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) user/process could use this flaw to leak or corrupt QEMU memory bytes.
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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