CVE-2017-5579

Qemu: serial: host memory leakage 16550A UART emulation

Published Mar 15, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1497-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14680 Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3261-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM
Reserved
Jan 25, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 15, 2017, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 11, 2017, 12:00 AM