CVE-2017-6210 json
The vrend_decode_reset function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (N…
published 2017-03-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15275
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The vrend_decode_reset function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by destroying context 0 (zero).
Patch / fix
- virglrenderer Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6210
- virglrenderer SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +2 more 0.5.0-11.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0798-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-6210 updated cvss 4.1
Virglrenderer: null pointer dereference in vrend_decode_reset
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
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cgit.freedesktop.org
/virglrenderer/commit/?id=0a5dff15912207b83018485f83e067474e818bab
patch
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1426170
issue-tracking, patch
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lists.freedesktop.org
/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
mailing-list, patch
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2017/02/23/21
mailing-list, patch
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201707-06
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/96439
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6210
- NVD CVE-2017-6210
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