vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-8379: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 23, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 23, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
Memory leak in the keyboard input event handlers support in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by rapidly generating large keyboard events.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-qemu
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