CVE-2017-5987

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96263 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e86d90352adf6cb08295255220295cf23c4286e
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/8 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg02776.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421995 issue tracking third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5987?
CVE-2017-5987 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5987?
To fix CVE-2017-5987, 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-2017-5987 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5987 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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