Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 23, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified