Qemu: exec: oob access during dma operation
Published Aug 2, 2017
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.50%
Description
The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3472
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3474
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3466
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3471
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3470
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:3369
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3473 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3472 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3474 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3466 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3471 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3470 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:3369 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 40.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 38.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 30.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 28.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 77.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 76.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 74.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01791) | 54.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.56% (0.03565) | 68.38th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.56% (0.03565) | 68.08th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.56% (0.03565) | 82.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.56% (0.03565) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (16)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/17/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99895 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11334 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471638 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg03775.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11334
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11334
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/17/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99895 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11334 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471638 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg03775.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11334 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11334 |
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