UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8818
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8818
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8818.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8818
- Upstream
- Published
- 2016-12-29T22:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:33:09.234941Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The cpuphysicalmemorywriterom_internal function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not properly skip MMIO regions, which allows local privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / qemu
Package
- Name
- qemu
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
1.*
1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3
1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu4
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu2
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu4
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu5
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu7
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu8
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu9
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1~ppa1
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu2
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu4
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6
1.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu7
2.*
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu1
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu2
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3
2.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.5
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.6
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.8
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.10
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.11
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.13
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.14
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.15
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.16
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.17
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.18
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.19
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.20
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.21
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.25
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.27
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.28
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.29
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.31
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.32
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.34
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.35
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.36
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.38
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.39
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.40
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.41
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.42
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.43
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.44
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.45
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.46
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm1
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm2
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm3
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / qemu
Package
- Name
- qemu
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/qemu@1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4
Affected versions
1:2.*
1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9
1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10
1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu1
1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu2
1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu3
1:2.4+dfsg-5ubuntu3
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu2
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu3
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu4
1:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu5
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu1
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu2
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "qemu",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-block-extra",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-block-extra-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-guest-agent-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-kvm",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-aarch64",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-arm",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-arm-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-common",
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},
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"binary_name": "qemu-system-common-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-mips",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-mips-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-misc",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-misc-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-ppc-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-sparc-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-x86",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-system-x86-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-user",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-user-binfmt",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-user-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-user-static",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-user-static-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-utils",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
},
{
"binary_name": "qemu-utils-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu4"
}
]
}