Memory Leak in serial_exit_core Function in QEMU Allows Denial of Service via Device Unplug Operations

Memory Leak in serial_exit_core Function in QEMU Allows Denial of Service via Device Unplug Operations

CVE-2017-5579 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

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