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Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-5

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.13% (85th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-QEMU-427554
  • published 23 May 2017
  • disclosed 23 May 2017
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Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2017-8309 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-772 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable qemu to version 1:2.8+dfsg-5 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.