NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-QEMU-428379
  • published16 Jun 2017
  • disclosed16 Jun 2017

Introduced: 16 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9503  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 qemu to version 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving megasas command processing.

CVSS Base Scores

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