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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.54% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-QEMU-18321799
  • published27 Jul 2026
  • disclosed23 May 2017

Introduced: 23 May 2017

CVE-2017-8309  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1