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CVE-2017-5579
Published: Mar 15, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20170124 CVE request Qemu: serial: host memory leakage in 16550A UART emulation
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2017:2392
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
GLSA-201702-28
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
95780
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20170125 Re: CVE request Qemu: serial: host memory leakage in 16550A UART emulation
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2017:2408
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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