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.
EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Qemu
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Redhat Openstack — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.