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CVE-2015-8613

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8613 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in QEMU's megasas_ctrl_get_info function, affecting QEMU instances built with SCSI MegaRAID SAS HBA emulation, specifically impacting Debian Linux distributions. This vulnerability allows a local guest user to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted SCSI controller command, leading to a QEMU instance crash. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires local access and low privileges, with the primary impact being high availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8613Low

Qemu: scsi: stack based buffer overflow in megasas_ctrl_get_info

Dec 21, 2015

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.gnu.org / archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg03737.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201604-01
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3471
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/22/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/79719
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry