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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-6815

low Nessus Plugin ID 219084

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors. (CVE-2015-6815)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-6815

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 219084

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2015_6815.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 8/19/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.7

Temporal Score: 2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6815

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xen, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-rhev, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:5::el6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-rhev, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xen, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kvm

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6815