CVE-2017-15268 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a memory leak in QEMU by triggering slow data-channel read operations, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15268?
CVE-2017-15268 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 12 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Qemu through 2.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak by triggering slow data-channel read operations, related to io/channel-websock.c.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15268?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15268?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-15268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15268, GHSA-qjr3-vg76-3637.