CVE-2015-8817 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-8817: QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built to use 'address_space_translate' to map an address to a MemoryRegionSection is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while doing pci_dma_read/write calls. Affects QEMU versions >= 1.6.0 and <= 2.3.1. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw t

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-8817 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

qemu→ fixed in1:2.4+dfsg-1aurgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y qemu
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

qemu→ fixed in1:2.4+dfsg-1aurgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y qemu
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

qemu→ fixed in1:2.4+dfsg-1aurgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y qemu
```

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