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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-26T14:00:00Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2017-8284

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:33:41.913

Link: CVE-2017-8284

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2017-8284 - Bugzilla