CVE-2015-8568

Qemu: net: vmxnet3: host memory leakage

Published Apr 11, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3471-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8446 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2891-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 15, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 11, 2017, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 2, 2015, 12:00 AM