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TI-2017-05180 Aliases CVE-2017-7539GHSA-8vvg-hj6f-q4wj

Reachable assertion in Qemu

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05459 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 7 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QEMUQemu2.10.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Qemu VendorQEMU Affected 2.10.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.10.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:3473 Released 2017-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 +1
  • RHSA-2017:3472 Released 2017-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 +1
  • RHSA-2017:3474 Released 2017-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 +1
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2017:3466 Released 2017-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 +1
  • RHSA-2017:3470 Released 2017-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 +1
  • RHSA-2017:3471 Released 2017-12-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 +1
  • RHSA-2017:2628 Released 2017-09-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.5, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.5, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.5 +1
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.5, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.5, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.5 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2017:2628
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:3473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:3472
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0Fixed RHSA-2017:3474
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0Fixed RHSA-2017:3466
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)Fixed RHSA-2017:3471
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0Fixed RHSA-2017:3470
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2017:2628
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7539
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vvg-hj6f-q4wj

References

Patch 2

Advisory 7

Other 2

  • TI-2024-16148 QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in QEMU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02681 Qemu: 9pfs: improper access control on special files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-09678 The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03326 Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-22631 QEMU through 8.0.0 could trigger a division by zero in scsi_disk_reset in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
See all 418 →

Sources

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