VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8112
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring page count.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring page count.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445621Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg04578.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445621Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg04578.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.