CVE-2017-8379

CVE Details

Release Date:2017-05-23

Description


emory 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.

See more information about CVE-2017-8379 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 6.5 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)ELSA-2018-42852018-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)ELSA-2018-42892018-11-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu)ELSA-2019-45852019-03-15



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