Security Bulletin
Summary
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in qemu-kvm affects IBM SmartCloud Provisioning for IBM Software Virtual Appliance (CVE-2015-5165).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5165
DESCRIPTION: Xen could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper validation of input in the C+ mode offload emulation by the QEMU model of the RTL8139 network card. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain host-level data.
CVSS Base Score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105254 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Software Virtual Appliance
Remediation/Fixes
If you are running IBM SmartCloud Provisioning 2.1 for IBM Software Virtual Appliance, contact IBM support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
* 13 November 2015: Original Copy Published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21968929