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CVE-2017-5526
Memory leak in hw/audio/es1370.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host…
Medium6.5EPSS 0.40%
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- redhat
Description
Memory leak in hw/audio/es1370.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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=069eb7b2b8fc47c7cb52e5a4af23ea98d939e3da (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170118 Re: CVE request Qemu: audio: memory leakage in es1370 device (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 95669 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170118 CVE request Qemu: audio: memory leakage in es1370 device (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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