| Name | CVE-2015-6815 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3361-1, DSA-3362-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 798101 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu (PTS) | buster | 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u8 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1:3.1+dfsg-8+deb10u10 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:7.2+dfsg-4 | fixed | |
| sid | 1:7.2+dfsg-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| qemu | source | wheezy | 1.1.2+dfsg-6a+deb7u11 | DSA-3361-1 | ||
| qemu | source | jessie | 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u4 | DSA-3361-1 | ||
| qemu | source | (unstable) | 1:2.4+dfsg-2 | 798101 | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | squeeze | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | wheezy | 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u11 | DSA-3362-1 | ||
| qemu-kvm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
[squeeze] - qemu <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
[squeeze] - qemu-kvm <end-of-life> (Not supported in Squeeze LTS)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4
Upstream fix: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.html