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Race Condition Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.10.0+dfsg-2

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (25th percentile)
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NVD
5.6 medium
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Red Hat
3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-QEMU-426948
  • published 10 Oct 2017
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2017
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Introduced: 10 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15038 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-362 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable qemu to version 1:2.10.0+dfsg-2 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.