Memory Leak Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-QEMU-18321777
  • published27 Jul 2026
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5526  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest qemu to version 1:2.8+dfsg-2 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in hw/audio/es1370.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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1