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ALPINE-CVE-2017-5579
ALPINE-CVE-2017-5579
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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.
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:v3.7 | qemu | 2.8.0-r0, 2.6.2-r0, 2.4.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | qemu | 1.0.1-r0, 2.8.0-r4, 2.6.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | qemu | 0.11.1-r1, 0.12.3-r0, 0.12.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | qemu | 0.10.6-r0, 0.10.6-r1, 0.10.6-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | qemu | 0.10.6-r1, 0.10.6-r2, 2.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | qemu | 2.8.0-r2, 0.13.0-r1, 1.1.0-r2 |
Timeline
- Mar 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch