SB2015120808 - Fedora 23 update for qemu
Published: December 8, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015120808
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8504)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Qemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat messages from a client.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.