Vulnerability identifier: #VU6940
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Client/Desktop applications /
Virtualization software
Vendor: QEMU
Description
Memory leak in the v9fs_list_xattr function in hw/9pfs/9p-xattr.c in
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to
cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving the
orig_value variable.
Mitigation
Update to version 2.9.0-r2.
Vulnerable software versions
QEMU: 0.1 - 2.9.0
External links
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4ffcdef4277a91af15a3c09f7d16af072c29f3f2
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.