CVE details
CVE-2017-5857
Memory leak in the virgl_cmd_resource_unref function in hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNREF commands sent without detaching the backing storage beforehand.
Affected ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulators/qemu-cheri | qemu-cheri | 0.d20260108 | unaddressed | brooks@FreeBSD.org |
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Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>qemu-cheri</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>Memory leak in the virgl_cmd_resource_unref function in
hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local
guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption)
via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_UNREF commands sent
without detaching the backing storage beforehand.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2017-5857</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5857</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2017-03-16</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>