CVE-2017-9373 describes a memory leak in QEMU's IDE AHCI Emulation, allowing local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service through repeated hot-unplugging of AHCI devices. This vulnerability affects various Debian and QEMU products. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low privileges, leading to high availability impact due to memory consumption. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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