QEMU: VGA: reachable assert failure during display update
Published Aug 29, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.96%
Description
The vga display update in mis-calculated the region for the dirty bitmap snapshot in case split screen mode is used causing a denial of service (assertion failure) in the cpu_physical_memory_snapshot_get_dirty function.
Affected products
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1104 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02959) | 86.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02959) | 85.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 56.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 69.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 64.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 58.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 50.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/10/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100527 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13673 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486588 Issue Tracking
- https://git.qemu.org/gitweb.cgi?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bfc56535f793c557aa754c50213fc5f882e6482d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04685.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13673
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13673
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/10/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100527 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1113 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-13673 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486588 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.qemu.org/gitweb.cgi?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bfc56535f793c557aa754c50213fc5f882e6482d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04685.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13673 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13673 |
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