CVE-2017-5973

Medium

Description

The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductQemu
PublishedMar 27, 2017
First seenMar 27, 2017

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
qemu qemuv ≤ 2.8.1.1—
debian debian_linux8.0—
redhat openstack6.0, 7.0, 8, 9, 10, 11—
redhat virtualization4.0—

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CVE-2017-5973 · Qemu · Dark Radar