Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8817
CVE-2015-8817
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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Affected products
45cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.6.0 <=2.3.1
- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 2.0.2-48.19.1+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-22.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.2_06-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-22.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.2_06-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-22.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.2_06-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_02-22.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.2_06-7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/01/1nvdMailing ListPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/01/10nvdMailing ListPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-01/msg00060.htmlnvdMailing List
- git.qemu.orgnvd
- git.qemu.orgnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2670.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2671.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2704.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2705.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2706.htmlnvd
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