SB2017090604 - Red Hat update for QEMU 



SB2017090604 - Red Hat update for QEMU

Published: September 6, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017090604
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7539)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on a targeted system.

The weakness exists due to an assertion failure when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted data during initial connection negotiation and cause the qemu-nbd server to stop functioning.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.