vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5579: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 15, 2017 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 15, 2017
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-qemu
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