Vulnerability in Virglrenderer Project
CVE-2017-5993
Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_init_blit_ctx function in vrend_blitter.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via a large number of VIRGL_CCMD_BLIT commands.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Virglrenderer_project Virglrenderer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5993?
- CVE-2017-5993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Virglrenderer Project, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5993?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.