CVE-2017-5987
The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the transfer mode register…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the transfer mode register during multi block transfer.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e86d90352adf6cb08295255220295cf23c4286e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96263Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421995Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg02776.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e86d90352adf6cb08295255220295cf23c4286e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96263Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421995Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg02776.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.