# CVE-2015-6855: hw/ide/core.c in QEMU does not properly restrict the commands accepted by an ATAPI device, which allows guest users to cause a denial of ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-11-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

hw/ide/core.c in QEMU does not properly restrict the commands accepted by an ATAPI device, which allows guest users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IDE commands, as demonstrated by a WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX command to an empty drive, which triggers a divide-by-zero error and instance crash.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76691
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169341.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/10/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/10/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3362
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168602.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg02479.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169327.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14

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