Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.14


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.13% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-QEMU-427548
  • published23 May 2017
  • 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 Ubuntu:16.04 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.14 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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 Scores

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