Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2017-8379
Memory leak in the keyboard input event handlers support in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by rapidly generating large keyboard events.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat OpenStack — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.html (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8379?
- CVE-2017-8379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8379?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.