CVE-2017-5857
MEDIUMQemu < 2.8.1.1 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
Memory leak in the virgl_cmd_resource_unref function in hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNREF commands sent without detaching the backing storage beforehand.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
34.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
qemu/qemu
< 2.8.1.1
n/a/n/a
Timeline
Published
Mar 16, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026