What is the severity of CVE-2015-8818?

CVE-2015-8818 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service through crashes in the guest environment.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8818?

To fix CVE-2015-8818, update QEMU to a version later than 2.3.1 where the vulnerability has been addressed.

Who is affected by CVE-2015-8818?

Local privileged guest users running vulnerable versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2015-8818.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-8818?

CVE-2015-8818 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause a crash in guest virtual machines.

What versions of QEMU are vulnerable to CVE-2015-8818?

QEMU versions up to and including 2.3.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2015-8818.

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CVE-2015-8818

medium

5.5

29/12/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-8818

First published: Thu Dec 29 2016(Updated: )

The cpu_physical_memory_write_rom_internal function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not properly skip MMIO regions, which allows local privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
QEMU KVM	<=2.3.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8818?
CVE-2015-8818 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service through crashes in the guest environment.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8818?
To fix CVE-2015-8818, update QEMU to a version later than 2.3.1 where the vulnerability has been addressed.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-8818?
Local privileged guest users running vulnerable versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2015-8818.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-8818?
CVE-2015-8818 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause a crash in guest virtual machines.
What versions of QEMU are vulnerable to CVE-2015-8818?
QEMU versions up to and including 2.3.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2015-8818.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8818?
CVE-2015-8818 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service through crashes in the guest environment.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8818?
To fix CVE-2015-8818, update QEMU to a version later than 2.3.1 where the vulnerability has been addressed.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-8818?
Local privileged guest users running vulnerable versions of QEMU are affected by CVE-2015-8818.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-8818?
CVE-2015-8818 is a denial of service vulnerability that can cause a crash in guest virtual machines.
What versions of QEMU are vulnerable to CVE-2015-8818?
QEMU versions up to and including 2.3.1 are vulnerable to CVE-2015-8818.