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Debian: CVE-2017-8309: qemu, qemu-kvm -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-8309: qemu, qemu-kvm -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/23/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/19/2019
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qemu
  • debian-upgrade-qemu-kvm

References

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