SB2017070511 - Red Hat update for qemu-kvm
Published: July 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017070511
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9524)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in Network Block Device(NBD) Server support during a failed negotiation of a client. A remote attacker can cause the affected server to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.