CVE-2017-9310

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the e1000e NIC emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to setting the initial receive / transmit descriptor head (TDH/RDH) outside the allocated descriptor buffer.

Category

5.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4154c7e03fa55b4cf52509a83d50d6c09d743b7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98766 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/31/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452620 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9310?
CVE-2017-9310 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9310?
To fix CVE-2017-9310, 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-2017-9310 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9310 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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