CVE-2017-5987

MEDIUM

Qemu < 2.8.1.1 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule

Description

The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the transfer mode register during multi block transfer.

References (7)

[Various Sources] http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e86d90352adf6cb08295255220295cf23c4286e

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/14/8

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96263

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421995

[Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg02776.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 20.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-835

Status published

Affected Products (8)

qemu/qemu < 2.8.1.1

qemu/qemu

qemu/qemu

qemu/qemu

qemu/qemu

qemu/qemu

debian/debian_linux

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 20, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026