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TI-2017-11094 Aliases CVE-2017-15124GHSA-7hxc-fq33-47vp

Resource allocation without limits in Qemu

Priority LOW 38CWE-770Published · 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
Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

VNC server implementation in Quick Emulator (QEMU) 2.11.0 and older was found to be vulnerable to an unbounded memory allocation issue, as it did not throttle the framebuffer updates sent to its client. If the client did not consume these updates, VNC server allocates growing memory to hold onto this data. A malicious remote VNC client could use this flaw to cause DoS to the server host.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02843 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QEMUQemu2.11.0 and older—No fix listedCNA
  • Qemu VendorQEMU Affected 2.11.0 and older Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.11.0VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.11.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:3062 Released 2018-10-30 · Red Hat rating Low
    qemu-kvm-ma security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-common-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) qemu-kvm-common-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) qemu-img-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-common-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) qemu-img-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-common-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7, qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7 +1
  • RHSA-2018:1113 Released 2018-04-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-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 Important
    qemu-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 Low
    qemu-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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)AffectedNo 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 Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0816, RHSA-2018:3062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0816
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3062
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0Fixed RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0Fixed RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0Fixed RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)Fixed RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0Fixed RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2018:1104

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15124
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hxc-fq33-47vp

References

Advisory 7

  • 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
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