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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | qemu | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 | — |
| Debian 13 | qemu | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 | — |
| Debian 12 | qemu | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 | — |
| Debian 9 | qemu | 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u1 | DSA-3920-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-14.el7 | RHSA-2017:2392 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 11 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-10.el7 | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 10 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-10.el7 | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 9 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-10.el7 | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 8 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-10.el7 | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 7 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-10.el7 | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 6 | qemu-img-rhev +3 | 10:2.9.0-10.el7 | RHSA-2017:2408 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2017:2392 Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
- RHSA-2017:2408 Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- DSA-3920-1 qemu - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4154c7e03fa55b4cf52509a83d50d6c09d743b7
- 98766 vdb-entry
- DSA-3920 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170531 CVE-2017-9310 Qemu: net: infinite loop in e1000e NIC emulation mailing-list
- GLSA-201706-03 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:2392 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452620
- RHSA-2017:2408 vendor-advisory