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CVE-2015-6815

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.

Score
3.5 low
Published
2020-01-31
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
emulators/qemu-cheriqemu-cheri0.d20260108unaddressedbrooks@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

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Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>qemu-cheri</name>
	<range><lt>2.4.0.1</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>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.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2015-6815</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6815</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2020-01-31</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>