Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the 'chardev' backend support is vulnerable to a use after free issue. It could occur while hotplug and unplugging the device in the guest. A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash a Qemu process on the host resulting in DoS.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 24, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-ipxeUpgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-skiboot | Jul 21, 2017 | Dec 23, 2016 |
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