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ALPINE-CVE-2017-5525
ALPINE-CVE-2017-5525
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Memory leak in hw/audio/ac97.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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.8 | qemu | 0, 2.3.0-r2, 1.2.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | qemu | 0.10.6-r0, 0.10.6-r2, 0.11.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | qemu | 1.7.0-r1, 0, 0.10.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | qemu | 0.10.6-r1, 0.10.6-r2, 0.11.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | qemu | 0.12.4-r0, 0, 0.10.6-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | qemu | 0, 0.10.6-r1, 0.11.1-r0 |
Timeline
- Mar 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated