CVE-2017-9503

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving megasas command processing.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org Third-Party Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/08/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99010 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-06/msg01313.html issue tracking mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1459477 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-06/msg01309.html issue tracking mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9503?
CVE-2017-9503 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9503?
To fix CVE-2017-9503, 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-2017-9503 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9503 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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