CVE-2019-20382

Description

QEMU 4.1.0 has a memory leak in zrle_compress_data 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.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6bf21f3d83e95bcc4ba35a7a07cc6655e8b010b0
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/05/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00007.html broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4665 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4372-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20382?
CVE-2019-20382 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20382?
To fix CVE-2019-20382, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20382 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-20382 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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