CVE-2017-15038

Description

Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213 vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg00729.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/06/1 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15038?
CVE-2017-15038 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15038?
To fix CVE-2017-15038, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-15038 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15038 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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