Vulnerability identifier: #VU6941
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-835
Exploitation vector: Local network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Client/Desktop applications /
Virtualization software
Vendor: QEMU
Description
hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS
privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU
consumption) via the message ring page count.
Mitigation
Update to version 2.9.0-r2.
Vulnerable software versions
QEMU: 0.1 - 2.9.0
External links
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg04578.html
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.