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title: "CVE-2017-8379\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-8379

Publication date 3 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8379?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Memory leak in the keyboard input event handlers support in QEMU (aka Quick
Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of
service (host memory consumption) by rapidly generating large keyboard
events.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8379?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qemu | 17.04 zesty | Fixed 1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2.2 |
| 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.5 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.14 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| qemu-kvm | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8379?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

trusty and earlier don't support keyboard delays

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| qemu | * Upstream:   <http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=fa18f36a461984eae50ab957e47ec78dae3c14fc> * Upstream:   <http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=05c6638b203fd7d8bbfa88ac6e6198e32ed0506f> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Changed |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8379)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8379)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-8379)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8379)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3289-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3289-1)
+ QEMU vulnerabilities
+ 16 May 2017

### Other references

* <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05599.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8379>