CVE-2015-5745 | QEMU up to 2.3.x Virtio Control Message virtio-serial-bus.c send_control_msg buffer overflow (ID 168944)
A vulnerability was found in QEMU up to 2.3.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function send_control_msg of the file hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c of the component Virtio Control Message Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5745. The attack may be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.