Description
QEMU 4.1.0 has a memory leak in zrle_compress_data in ui/vnc-enc-zrle.c during a VNC disconnect operation because libz is misused, resulting in a situation where memory allocated in deflateInit2 is not freed in deflateEnd.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 3.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/05/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bf21f3d83e95bcc4ba35a7a07cc6655e8b010b0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4372-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4665Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/05/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bf21f3d83e95bcc4ba35a7a07cc6655e8b010b0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4372-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4665Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 5, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified