Vulnerability Description
hw/virtio/virtio.c in the Virtual Network Device (virtio-net) support in QEMU, when big or mergeable receive buffers are not supported, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest network consumption) via a flood of jumbo frames on the (1) tuntap or (2) macvtap interface.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.4.1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 21 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169624.htThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169767.htThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169802.htThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/18/5Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/18/9Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82672Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169624.htThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169767.htThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169802.htThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-7295?
CVE-2015-7295 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). hw/virtio/virtio.c in the Virtual Network Device (virtio-net) support in QEMU, when big or mergeable receive buffers are not supported, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest netw...
How severe is CVE-2015-7295?
CVE-2015-7295 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-7295?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.