Description
The slirp_smb function in net/slirp.c in QEMU 2.3.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (instantiation failure) by creating /tmp/qemu-smb.*-* files before the program.
Published: 2015-08-26
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3284-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3285-1 qemu-kvm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4065 The slirp_smb function in net/slirp.c in QEMU 2.3.0 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (instantiation failure) by creating /tmp/qemu-smb.*-* files before the program.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2630-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.725Z

Reserved: 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4037

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-26T19:59:05.737

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-4037

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-05-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4037 - Bugzilla

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