{"action":"Upgrade qemu to 1:2.8+dfsg-3 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1:2.8+dfsg-3","introduced":"0"}],"component":"qemu","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1:2.8+dfsg-3"],"id":"tcs_01M5NCF75DK1937W4PC02YKX1C","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:48.596637334Z","published_at":"2017-03-15T15:59:00.890Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5579","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5579"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":6.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5579#Debian:13/qemu","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5579"}],"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 proc"}