CVE-2017-17381

Qemu: virtio: divide by zero exception while updating rings

Published Dec 6, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Virtio Vring implementation in QEMU allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) by unsetting vring alignment while updating Virtio rings.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4213-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8547 The Virtio Vring implementation in QEMU allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) by unsetting vring alignment while updating Virtio rings.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3575-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00104}

epss

{'score': 0.00155}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0006}

epss

{'score': 0.00104}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:51 PM
Reserved
Dec 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 7, 2017, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 24, 2017, 12:00 AM