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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.0

CVE-2017-15289 json

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…

published 2017-10-16 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-6745

cvss
6.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.11+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15289

  • qemu Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.39
  • qemu Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15289

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  • qemu-kvm RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
  • qemu-img RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
  • qemu-kvm-tools RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
  • qemu-guest-agent RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
  • qemu-kvm-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-img-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-kvm-tools-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-kvm-common-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:0516RHSA-2017:3470RHSA-2017:3471RHSA-2017:3466RHSA-2017:3472RHSA-2017:3474

  • xen SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 4.4.4_26-61.17.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 6 4.5.5_20-22.36.3
  • xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 4.2.5_21-45.16.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2, SLED 12 SP2 +1 more 4.7.4_02-43.21.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 +1 more 4.9.1_02-3.21.1
  • kvm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.4.2-53.11.1
  • kvm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 1.4.2-60.3.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 6 2.3.1-33.3.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:3242-1SUSE-SU-2017:3239-1SUSE-SU-2017:3236-1SUSE-SU-2017:3212-1SUSE-SU-2017:3178-1SUSE-SU-2017:3115-1

  • qemu openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.0-32.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-15289 updated cvss 4.4

Qemu: cirrus: OOB access issue in mode4and5 write functions

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm, xen
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3368
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0516
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3473
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3472
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0516
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3368
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0516
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3368
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3471
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3470
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3474
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3466
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3369
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) qemu-img-rhev, qemu-kvm-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev, qemu-kvm-common-rhev
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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