CVE-2017-9373: debian debian_linux

Modified

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9373DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9373

Published 16-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9373 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.5/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.42%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 6

DLA-1497-1 DSA-3920-1 RHSA-2017:2392 RHSA-2017:2408 SUSE-SU-2017:1774-1 SUSE-SU-2017:2946-1+4 more

Timeline

16-06-2017
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
05-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Memory leak in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with IDE AHCI Emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly hot-unplugging the AHCI device.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

v3.15.5v3.05.5v2.01.9

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeThe product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products

qemu< 1:2.8+dfsg-7
debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0

Qemu1 product

qemu≤ 2.8.1.1 | 2.9.0:rc0

Ubuntu1 product

qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.35 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.15

3 vendors · 4 products

References

12 links

www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party Advisory
git.qemu.org?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d68f0f778e7f4fbd674627274267f269e40f0b04X Refsource CONFIRM
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98921VDB EntryX Refsource BIDThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458270X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/05/1Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9373REPORT
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3414-1Advisory

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