CVE-2017-17381

Description

The Virtio Vring implementation in QEMU allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) by unsetting vring alignment while updating Virtio rings.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/05/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102059 vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-12/msg00166.html issue tracking mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17381?
CVE-2017-17381 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17381?
To fix CVE-2017-17381, 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-2017-17381 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17381 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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