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Improper Access Control Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-2

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Privileges Required High
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (29th percentile)
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NVD
8.2 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-QEMU-525137
  • published 14 Apr 2016
  • disclosed 14 Apr 2016
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Introduced: 14 Apr 2016

CVE-2015-8550 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability.