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CVE-2017-8379

Memory leak in the keyboard input event handlers support in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged u

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00076
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Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
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Affected Products & Versions

3
qemu<= 2.9.1
debian linuxall versions
redhat openstackall versions
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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 May 2017 · 04:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2946-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1774-1
rhsaRHSA-2017:2408Moderate
usnUSN-3289-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.htmlMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03Third Party Advisory
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