QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local…
Priority LOW 27CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 5 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
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00953 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 14 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2018:2162 Released 2018-07-10 · Red Hat rating Importantqemu-kvm security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 +1
- RHSA-2018:1113 Released 2018-04-11 · Red Hat rating Moderateqemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 +1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 +1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 +1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) qemu-img-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 +1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 qemu-img-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 +1
- RHSA-2018:1104 Released 2018-04-10 · Red Hat rating Importantqemu-kvm-rhev security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 +1
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2018:0816 Released 2018-04-10 · Red Hat rating Lowqemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-156.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-156.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-156.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-156.el7 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0816 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0816 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0816 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0816 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1104 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13672
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4wq-wv92-rh6v
References
Patch 3
Sources
- CVE-2017-13672 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-13672 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4wq-wv92-rh6v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-13672 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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