#VU27388 Memory leak in QEMU - CVE-2019-20382

Vulnerability identifier: #VU27388

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20382

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the zrle_compress_data() function in ui/vnc-enc-zrle.c during a VNC disconnect operation because libz is misused, resulting in a situation where memory allocated in deflateInit2 is not freed in deflateEnd. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

QEMU: 4.1.0

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/05/1
https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=6bf21f3d83e95bcc4ba35a7a07cc6655e8b010b0

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.