Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting qemu package, versions <1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-QEMU-6704226
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed16 Mar 2022

Introduced: 16 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-26354  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 qemu to version 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu8 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:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the vhost-vsock device of QEMU. In case of error, an invalid element was not detached from the virtqueue before freeing its memory, leading to memory leakage and other unexpected results. Affected QEMU versions <= 6.2.0.

CVSS Scores

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