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CVE-2017-5579

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…

Medium6.5EPSS 0.40%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-5579, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium6.5CVSS: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 (2 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

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