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CVE-2017-15038

Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.6
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 21%
Public exploits
0
none known

Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.6CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.01.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4213 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg00729.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3575-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/10/06/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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