CVE-2015-8568: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-8568 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7Timeline
- 11-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Memory leak in QEMU, when built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by trying to activate the vmxnet3 device repeatedly.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.46% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- qemu< 1:2.5+dfsg-3
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Qemu1 product
- qemu≤ 2.5.1
Ubuntu1 product
- qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22
3 vendors · 4 products
References
11 links- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02299.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289816X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory