Description
Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d function in hw/display/virtio-gpu.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_CREATE_2D commands.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-8842 | Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d function in hw/display/virtio-gpu.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_CREATE_2D commands. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3125-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.646Z
Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-7994
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-10T00:59:21.547
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-7994
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN