Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-3


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Scope Changed
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (25th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-QEMU-1558077
  • published 11 Apr 2017
  • disclosed 11 Apr 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in QEMU, when built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by trying to activate the vmxnet3 device repeatedly.