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TI-2017-08372 Aliases CVE-2017-11334GHSA-4j6c-x59q-c2c4

The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows…

Priority LOW 21CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00502 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.9.1VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

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-2017:3369 Released 2017-11-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts 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

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 yet
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-2017:3369
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-2017-11334
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j6c-x59q-c2c4

References

Patch 3

Advisory 9

Sources

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