Qemu: rtl8139 uninitialized heap memory information leakage to guest (XSA-140)
Published Aug 12, 2015
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.29%
Description
The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier, allows remote attackers to read process heap memory via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 21
- 22
Configuration 3
- 11
- 10
- 11
Configuration 4
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 5
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 3.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 6.7
- 6.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.7_ppc64
- 7.1_ppc64
- 7.2_ppc64
- 7.3_ppc64
- 7.4_ppc64
- 7.5_ppc64
- 7.6_ppc64
- 7.7_ppc64
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1740
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1739
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1833
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-86.el7_1.6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1793
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1683
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1683
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1718
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1740 |
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1739 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1833 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-86.el7_1.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1793 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1683 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1683 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1674 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1718 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of kvm and xen packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue affects the versions of the qemu-kvm packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. This issue affects the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 based versions of qemu-kvm-rhev packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3. This issue affects the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 based versions of the qemu-kvm-rhev packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.29% (0.13288) | 96.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.34% (0.13336) | 95.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 11.49% (0.11490) | 93.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 14, 2026 | 13.16% (0.13165) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 9.72% (0.09723) | 92.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 10.85% (0.10855) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2025 | 12.94% (0.12942) | 93.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 14.49% (0.14490) | 94.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 16.68% (0.16679) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.49% (0.14490) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.55% (0.33548) | 95.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.49% (0.14490) | 93.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 72.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 70.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 66.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00249) | 60.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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