CVE-2017-8309: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-8309 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 5% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 13Timeline
- 23-05-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- qemu< 1:2.8+dfsg-5
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Qemu1 product
- qemu≤ 2.9.1
Redhat1 product
- openstack6.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
Ubuntu1 product
- qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.34 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.14
4 vendors · 5 products
References
9 links
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05587.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT