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CVE-2017-5667

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access and crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving the data transfer length.

How to fix

Remediation Available
qemuDebian
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-5667
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-5667
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-5667
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-5667
qemuUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-systemUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-armUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-mipsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-miscUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-ppcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-s390xUbuntu
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-sparcUbuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1
qemu-system-x86Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.33USN-3261-1
Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11USN-3261-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

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