QEMU: ppc64: sPAPR emulator leaks the host hardware identity
Published Mar 17, 2019
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.60%
Description
hw/ppc/spapr.c in QEMU through 3.1.0 allows Information Exposure because the hypervisor shares the /proc/device-tree/system-id and /proc/device-tree/model system attributes with a guest.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
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 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-ma
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
qemu-kvm
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-ma | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | qemu-kvm | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Fix deferred | 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00604) | 46.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 43.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 34.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 36.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 25.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 56.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.93th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.21% (0.06208) | 81.75th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 72.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/21/1 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107115 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8934 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1668022 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2019-02/msg04821.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8934
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0006/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8934
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00094.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00040.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/21/1 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107115 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8934 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1668022 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2019-02/msg04821.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8934 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0006/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8934 |
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