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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Information
Published : 2017-03-15 15:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-5579
Mitre link : CVE-2017-5579
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5579
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Products Affected
qemu
- qemu
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime