#VU16684 Memory leak in QEMU - CVE-2018-20126

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#VU16684 Memory leak in QEMU - CVE-2018-20126

Published: December 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16684
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20126
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leakage issue in hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_cmd.c when errors are mishandled. A local attacker can create_cq and create_qp memory leaks, resulting in DoS.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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