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CVE-2017-7377

Published: 10 April 2017

The (1) v9fs_create and (2) v9fs_lcreate functions in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allow local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor or memory consumption) via vectors related to an already in-use fid.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
A privileged user in the guest can leak host memory
Affected code is in hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c in older releases

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.0

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
bionic
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
cosmic
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
disco
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
eoan
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
focal
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
groovy
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
hirsute
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu3)
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.34)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.14)
yakkety
Released (1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.5)
zesty
Released (1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d63fb193e71644a073b77ff5ac6f1216f2f6cf6e
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.0
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H