CVE-2017-8379 | BDVDB-2026-85821 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.