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TI-2017-07794 Aliases CVE-2017-10664GHSA-79rh-2xp8-h9rm

qemu-nbd in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not ignore SIGPIPE, which allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 12 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

qemu-nbd in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not ignore SIGPIPE, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by disconnecting during a server-to-client reply attempt.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04028 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 8 advisoriesRed Hat: 12 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.9.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0Running onRed Hat
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:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat
  • 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
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed 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:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 8 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 5 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-2017:2445 Released 2017-08-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.1 +1
  • RHSA-2017:2390 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.3, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.3, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.3 +1
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.3, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.3, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.3 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2017:2390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2445
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2445
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 Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2445
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2445
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-2017:2390
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10664
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79rh-2xp8-h9rm

References

Patch 3

Advisory 10

Sources

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