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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:26799
HistorySep 21, 2020 - 6:18 a.m.

Memory Leak

2020-09-2106:18:31
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
19
qemu
xenial
memory leak
denial of service
host memory consumption
crash
device unplug operations
vulnerability

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

26.7%

qemu:xenial is vulnerable to Memory leak. Due to a flaw in hw/audio/ac97.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), it 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.