CVE-2017-5525 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-5525?

CVE-2017-5525 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-5525?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Debian Debian Linux.

Vulnerability Description

Memory leak in hw/audio/ac97.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qemu	Qemu	<= 2.8.1.1
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

References

http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/19Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/7Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95671Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28Third Party Advisory
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/19Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/7Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95671Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-5525?

CVE-2017-5525 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Memory leak in hw/audio/ac97.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of d...

How severe is CVE-2017-5525?

CVE-2017-5525 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-5525?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Debian Debian Linux.