Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8086
CVE-2017-8086
Description
Memory leak in the v9fs_list_xattr function in hw/9pfs/9p-xattr.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving the orig_value variable.
Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/25/5nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg01636.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98012nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03nvdThird Party Advisory
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