CVE-2017-8112
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-8112
To remediate CVE-2017-8112, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-5 or later
Is CVE-2017-8112 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |