CVE-2017-9373
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
Memory leak in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with IDE AHCI Emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly hot-unplugging the AHCI device.
How to fix CVE-2017-9373
To remediate CVE-2017-9373, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-7 or later
Is CVE-2017-9373 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-7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |