| Name | CVE-2015-5279 |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3361-1, DSA-3362-1 |
| NVD severity | high (attack range: local) |
| Debian Bugs | 799074 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu (PTS) | jessie | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u6 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u8 | fixed | |
| stretch | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u4 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u5 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 1:3.1+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | source | (unstable) | 1:2.4+dfsg-3 | high | 799074 | |
| qemu | source | jessie | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u4 | high | DSA-3361-1 | |
| qemu | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| qemu | source | wheezy | 1.1.2+dfsg-6a+deb7u11 | high | DSA-3361-1 | |
| qemu-kvm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | high | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | wheezy | 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u11 | high | DSA-3362-1 |
[squeeze] - qemu <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
[squeeze] - qemu-kvm <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03984.html