FKIE_CVE-2017-5579
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-15 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:20
Severity
Summary
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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