SB2017080834 - Red Hat update for qemu-kvm
Published: August 8, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017080834
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10664)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..The weakness exists in qemu-nbd due to it does not ignore SIGPIPE. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash by disconnecting during a server-to-client reply attempt.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.