CVE-2017-8112

Published: May 2, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Qemu: Qemu · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Qemu Qemu	Up to 2.9.1

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (12)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98015

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445621

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg04578.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/5