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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1497-1 | qemu security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-17336 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3289-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.642Z
Reserved: 2017-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-8379
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-05-23T04:29:02.180
Modified: 2026-06-17T01:26:16.973
Link: CVE-2017-8379
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
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CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN