QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by flushing an empty CDROM device drive.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu | Dec 5, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64-coreUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-kvm-coreUpgrade qemu-system-x86-coreUpgrade ivshmem-toolsUpgrade qemu-commonUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-imgUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-block-gluster | May 15, 2019 | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-block-curl | Nov 2, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-s390xUpgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64 | Sep 13, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
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