CVE-2017-8112

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8112
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-02 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-10 17:30:00 UTC
Descriptionhw/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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 1445621 – CVE-2017-8112 Qemu: scsi: vmw_pvscsi: infinite loop in pvscsi_log2 CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
QEMU CVE-2017-8112 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2017-8112 Qemu: scsi: vmw_pvscsi: infinite loop in pvscsi_log2 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] vmw_pvscsi: check message ring page count at in MLIST lists.gnu.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710528 Gentoo Linux QEMU Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-03)
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