{"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:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1:2.8+dfsg-3"],"id":"tcs_01M5NCFX3D2TR94TA24FSCGMTE","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:48.741754716Z","published_at":"2017-03-16T15:59:01.007Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5856","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5856"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":6.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5856","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5856"}],"summary":"Memory leak in the megasas_handle_dcmd function in hw/scsi/megasas.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via Mega"}