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TI-2017-11204 Aliases CVE-2017-15289GHSA-m7v3-764g-pgjx

The mode4and5 write functions in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in Qemu allow local OS guest…

Priority LOW 27CWE-787Published · 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: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The mode4and5 write functions in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in Qemu allow local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access and Qemu process crash) via vectors related to dst calculation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00463 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.10.2VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.10.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 9 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:0516 Released 2018-03-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5 +1
  • 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
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
  • 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
  • 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-2017:3368 Released 2017-11-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qemu-kvm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common-10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 +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 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:3368
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:3368
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:0516
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:0516
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. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:0516
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:3368
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:0516
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:3368
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: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15289
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7v3-764g-pgjx

References

Patch 2

Advisory 13

  • 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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Sources

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