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Status published
Medium
CVE-2017-8112
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS...
Vulnerability Description
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring page count.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445621
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98015
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg04578.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 2nd, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.