CVE-2015-8556

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions QEMU versions prior to 2.5.0-r1 Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1

Description The issue is caused by synchronization errors when using a shared resource in the QEMU hardware emulator. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or elevate privileges in the guest operating system.

Recommendations For QEMU versions prior to 2.5.0-r1, update to version 2.5.0-r1 or later to resolve the issue. For the Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1, update to version 2.5.0-r1 or later to resolve the issue.