CVE-2015-8556 Race condition in n/a
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo QEMU package allows attackers to gain elevated privileges via a race condition.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-8556?
CVE-2015-8556 is a critical vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 24 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8556?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-8556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggvf-46pm-9ccw.