CVE-2015-8568
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8568
To remediate CVE-2015-8568, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.5+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2015-8568 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.5+dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |