Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-5158 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Qemu

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
qemu
CWE-787
nessus

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU, when built with SCSI-device emulation support, allows guest OS users with CAP_SYS_RAWIO permissions to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via an invalid opcode in a SCSI command descriptor block.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Qemu
12

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_A267CD6CB0C411E58D13BC5FF45D0F28.NASL
    descriptionPrasad J Pandit, Red Hat Product Security Team, reports : Qemu emulator built with the SCSI device emulation support is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow issue. It could occur while parsing SCSI command descriptor block with an invalid operation code. A privileged(CAP_SYS_RAWIO) user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87701
    published2016-01-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87701
    titleFreeBSD : qemu -- stack buffer overflow while parsing SCSI commands (a267cd6c-b0c4-11e5-8d13-bc5ff45d0f28)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(87701);
      script_version("2.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/12/19 13:21:18");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5158");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : qemu -- stack buffer overflow while parsing SCSI commands (a267cd6c-b0c4-11e5-8d13-bc5ff45d0f28)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Prasad J Pandit, Red Hat Product Security Team, reports :
    
    Qemu emulator built with the SCSI device emulation support is
    vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow issue. It could occur while
    parsing SCSI command descriptor block with an invalid operation code.
    
    A privileged(CAP_SYS_RAWIO) user inside guest could use this flaw to
    crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS."
      );
      # http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/6
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/23/6"
      );
      # http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=c170aad8b057223b1139d72e5ce7acceafab4fa9
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?38cce9d4"
      );
      # https://github.com/seanbruno/qemu-bsd-user/commit/c170aad8b057223b1139d72e5ce7acceafab4fa9
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?64f5aeeb"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/a267cd6c-b0c4-11e5-8d13-bc5ff45d0f28.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?35bde976"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu-sbruno");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:qemu-user-static");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/07/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/01/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/01/04");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"qemu<2.4.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"qemu-devel<2.4.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"qemu-sbruno<2.4.50.g20150814")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"qemu-user-static<2.4.50.g20150814")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201510-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201510-02 (QEMU: Arbitrary code execution) Heap-based buffer overflow has been found in QEMU&rsquo;s PCNET controller. Impact : A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted packets. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id86687
    published2015-11-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86687
    titleGLSA-201510-02 : QEMU: Arbitrary code execution
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201510-02.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(86687);
      script_version("$Revision: 2.2 $");
      script_cvs_date("$Date: 2016/10/10 14:14:54 $");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3209", "CVE-2015-3214", "CVE-2015-5154", "CVE-2015-5158");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201510-02");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201510-02 : QEMU: Arbitrary code execution");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201510-02
    (QEMU: Arbitrary code execution)
    
        Heap-based buffer overflow has been found in QEMU&rsquo;s PCNET controller.
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted
          packets.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-emulation/qemu-2.3.0-r4'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:qemu");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/10/31");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/11/02");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"app-emulation/qemu", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.3.0-r4"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.3.0-r4"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "QEMU");
    }
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2692-1.NASL
    descriptionMatt Tait discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled PIT emulation. In a non-default configuration, a malicious guest could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as the user running the QEMU process. In the default installation, when QEMU is used with libvirt, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile. (CVE-2015-3214) Kevin Wolf discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled processing ATAPI commands. A malicious guest could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as the user running the QEMU process. In the default installation, when QEMU is used with libvirt, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile. (CVE-2015-5154) Zhu Donghai discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the SCSI driver. A malicious guest could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as the user running the QEMU process. In the default installation, when QEMU is used with libvirt, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile. This issue only affected Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-5158). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85080
    published2015-07-29
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2015-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85080
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 15.04 : qemu vulnerabilities (USN-2692-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2015-13402.NASL
    description - Rebased to version 2.3.1 - Fix crash in qemu_spice_create_display (bz #1163047) - Fix qemu-img map crash for unaligned image (bz #1229394) - CVE-2015-3209: pcnet: multi-tmd buffer overflow in the tx path (bz #1230536) - CVE-2015-3214: i8254: out-of-bounds memory access (bz #1243728) - CVE-2015-5158: scsi stack-based buffer overflow (bz #1246025) - CVE-2015-5154: ide: atapi: heap overflow during I/O buffer memory access (bz #1247141) - CVE-2015-5166: BlockBackend object use after free issue (bz #1249758) - CVE-2015-5745: buffer overflow in virtio-serial (bz #1251160) - CVE-2015-5165: rtl8139 uninitialized heap memory information leakage to guest (bz #1249755) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2015-08-18
    plugin id85480
    published2015-08-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85480
    titleFedora 22 : qemu-2.3.1-1.fc22 (2015-13402)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2015-13358.NASL
    description - Rebased to version 2.4.0 * Support for virtio-gpu, 2D only * Support for virtio-based keyboard/mouse/tablet emulation * x86 support for memory hot-unplug - ACPI v5.1 table support for
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2015-08-24
    plugin id85592
    published2015-08-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85592
    titleFedora 23 : qemu-2.4.0-1.fc23 (2015-13358)