CVE-ID

CVE-2017-5579

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Description
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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Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20170125 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170125)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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