Description
The disas_insn function in target/i386/translate.c in QEMU before 2.9.0, when TCG mode without hardware acceleration is used, does not limit the instruction size, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a modified basic block that injects code into a setuid program, as demonstrated by procmail. NOTE: the vendor has stated "this bug does not violate any security guarantees QEMU makes.
Published: 2017-04-26
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:03:56.866Z

Reserved: 2017-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8284

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-26T14:59:00.270

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8284

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-8284 - Bugzilla

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