# CVE-2017-9310: QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the e1000e NIC emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the e1000e NIC emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to setting the initial receive / transmit descriptor head (TDH/RDH) outside the allocated descriptor buffer.

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## References

- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4154c7e03fa55b4cf52509a83d50d6c09d743b7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98766
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/31/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452620
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408

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