First published: Fri Jul 21 2017(Updated: )
An assertion-failure flaw was found in Qemu before 2.10.1, in the Network Block Device (NBD) server's initial connection negotiation, where the I/O coroutine was undefined. This could crash the qemu-nbd server if a client sent unexpected data during connection negotiation. A remote user or process could use this flaw to crash the qemu-nbd server resulting in denial of service.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
QEMU KVM | <2.10.1 | |
redhat openstack | =6.0 | |
redhat openstack | =7.0 | |
redhat openstack | =8 | |
redhat openstack | =9 | |
redhat openstack | =10 | |
redhat openstack | =11 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization | =4.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization | =3.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | =7.0 |
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CVE-2017-7539 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for denial of service attacks.
To fix CVE-2017-7539, upgrade QEMU to version 2.10.1 or later, or apply relevant patches provided by your software vendor.
QEMU versions prior to 2.10.1 are affected by CVE-2017-7539.
Yes, CVE-2017-7539 can be exploited remotely by sending unexpected data during connection negotiation to the qemu-nbd server.
Software products impacted by CVE-2017-7539 include QEMU versions earlier than 2.10.1 and several versions of Red Hat OpenStack.