Qemu: acpi: heap based buffer overrun during VM migration
Published Apr 11, 2017
7.9
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of the kvm and xen packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does not affect the versions of the qemu-kvm packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 based versions of qemu-kvm-rhev packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3. This issue does not affect the versions of the qemu-kvm packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. This issue does not affect the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 based versions of the qemu-kvm-rhev packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 35.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 34.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 21.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8666 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8666
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8666
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8666 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8666 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8666 |
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