CVE-2017-9375

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with USB xHCI controller emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursive call) via vectors involving control transfer descriptors sequencing.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory debian.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=commit%3Bh=96d87bdda3919bb16f754b3d3fd1227e1f38f13c
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98915 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458744 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/05/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9375?
CVE-2017-9375 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9375?
To fix CVE-2017-9375, 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-2017-9375 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9375 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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