The slirp_smb function in net/slirp.c in QEMU 2.3.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (instantiation failure) by creating /tmp/qemu-smb.*-* files before the program.
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3284-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3285-1 qemu-kvm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4065 The slirp_smb function in net/slirp.c in QEMU 2.3.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (instantiation failure) by creating /tmp/qemu-smb.*-* files before the program.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2630-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.725Z

Reserved: 2015-05-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-4037

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-08-26T19:59:05.737

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-4037

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-05-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4037 - Bugzilla

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