Memory Leak Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-QEMU-428184
  • published16 Mar 2017
  • disclosed16 Mar 2017

Introduced: 16 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5857  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

Memory leak in the virgl_cmd_resource_unref function in hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNREF commands sent without detaching the backing storage beforehand.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1