Vulnerability in Qemu

CVE-2017-15038

Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Qemu
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15038?
CVE-2017-15038 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2017-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-15038?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.