PT-2017-3863 · Qemu+5 · Qemu+5
Carl Brassey
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Published
2017-10-10
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2017-15268
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Qemu versions prior to 2.10.0
Description
The issue is related to a memory leak in the io/channel-websock.c component of the QEMU hardware emulator. It can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by triggering slow data-channel read operations.
Recommendations
For Qemu versions prior to 2.10.0, update to version 2.10.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the io/channel-websock.c component to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploit
Fix
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Qemu
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu