CVE-2015-8817

Qemu: OOB access in address_space_rw leads to segmentation fault

Published Dec 29, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built to use 'address_space_translate' to map an address to a MemoryRegionSection is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while doing pci_dma_read/write calls. Affects QEMU versions >= 1.6.0 and <= 2.3.1. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the guest instance resulting in DoS.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8683 QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built to use 'address_space_translate' to map an address to a MemoryRegionSection is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while doing pci_dma_read/write calls. Affects QEMU versions >= 1.6.0 and <= 2.3.1. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the guest instance resulting in DoS.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved
Mar 1, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 29, 2016, 10:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 27, 2016, 12:00 AM