Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20178379000
Revision Date
:
2017-05-23
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-8379 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-8379
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
AND
NOT
While related to the CVE in some way, the 'qemu' package in trusty is not affected (note: 'code not present').
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