CVE-2018-15746

Description

qemu-seccomp.c in QEMU might allow local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging mishandling of the seccomp policy for threads other than the main thread.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/08/28/6	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-08/msg04892.html	mailing list third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2425	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15746?: CVE-2018-15746 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15746?: To fix CVE-2018-15746, 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-2018-15746 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-15746 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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