CVE-2017-5579

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…

published March 15, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00399 · 32.8th percentile
Published
2017-03-15T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 MAR 15:00Z
    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…
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