CVE-2015-8818
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8818
To remediate CVE-2015-8818, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.4+dfsg-1a or later
Is CVE-2015-8818 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |