hw/ide/core.c in QEMU does not properly restrict the commands accepted by an ATAPI device, which allows guest users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IDE commands, as demonstrated by a WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX command to an empty drive, which triggers a divide-by-zero error and instance crash.
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DSA-3361-1 | qemu security update |
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DSA-3362-1 | qemu-kvm security update |
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EUVD-2015-6791 | hw/ide/core.c in QEMU does not properly restrict the commands accepted by an ATAPI device, which allows guest users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IDE commands, as demonstrated by a WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX command to an empty drive, which triggers a divide-by-zero error and instance crash. |
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USN-2745-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:34.777Z
Reserved: 2015-09-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-6855

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-11-06T21:59:07.780
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-6855


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