CVE-2017-9060

Name: CVE-2017-9060
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-01T16:29:00.513+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.41%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9060 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_set_scanout function in hw/display/virtio-gpu.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of "VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT:" commands.. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_set_scanout function in hw/display/virtio-gpu.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of "VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT:" commands.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.41%

32.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qemu	Qemu	<= 2.8.1.1

References

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd248ed7e204ee8a1873914e02b8b526e8f1b80d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/19/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98632Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452597Issue Tracking, Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd248ed7e204ee8a1873914e02b8b526e8f1b80d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/19/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98632Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452597Issue Tracking, Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 1, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-9060?

How severe is CVE-2017-9060?

CVE-2017-9060 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9060?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST