CVE-2017-15038 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/06/1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg00729.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.6