Resource Exhaustion Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu3.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.28% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1710-QEMU-427523
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-15119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:17.10 qemu to version 1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu3.5 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:17.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Network Block Device (NBD) server in Quick Emulator (QEMU) before 2.11 is vulnerable to a denial of service issue. It could occur if a client sent large option requests, making the server waste CPU time on reading up to 4GB per request. A client could use this flaw to keep the NBD server from serving other requests, resulting in DoS.