DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15038

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CVE-2017-15038
Published: 10 Oct 2017, 01:30
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.6 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Oct 2017, 01:30
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.6CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.10.0+dfsg-2 | < 1:2.10.0+dfsg-2 | < 1:2.10.0+dfsg-2 | < 1:2.10.0+dfsg-2

References (1)