Qemu: input: host memory lekage via keyboard events
Published May 23, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Memory leak in the keyboard input event handlers support in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by rapidly generating large keyboard events.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2408
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2408
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2408
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2408
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2408
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2408
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.9.0-10.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2408 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 33.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 32.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 31.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 35.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 34.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 74.37th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8379 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446547 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8379
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8379
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/03/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98277 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8379 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446547 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8379 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8379 |
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