Description
The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/17/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471638Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg03775.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/17/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471638Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg03775.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 2, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified