{"id":"CVE-2017-5579","details":"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.","modified":"2026-05-15T12:03:08.225188141Z","published":"2017-03-15T15:59:00.890Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2017:0570-1","SUSE-SU-2017:0582-1","SUSE-SU-2017:0647-1","SUSE-SU-2017:1774-1","SUSE-SU-2017:2946-1","SUSE-SU-2017:2963-1","SUSE-SU-2017:2969-1","SUSE-SU-2017:3084-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1"],"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"extracted_events":[{"last_affected":"8.0"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"vendor_product":"debian:debian_linux","source":"CPE_FIELD"}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95780"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/8"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/3"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}