UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6815

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6815

    Published: 8 Sept 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-6815
    Aliases:
    USN-2745-1

    Summary:

    Details: The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6815, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2745-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6815

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qemu

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu1.19?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.19

    Affected versions

    1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
    1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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