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CVE-2016-7466
Detail
Modified
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Description
Memory leak in the usb_xhci_exit function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the xhci uses msix, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging a USB device.
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/14/2024 12:05:40 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/12/2023 6:25:26 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Removed
CVSS V2
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Removed
CVSS V3
Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Changed
Description
A memory-leak flaw was found in the Quick Emulator(QEMU) built with USB xHCI controller emulation support. The flaw could occur while doing a USB-device unplug operation. Unplugging the device repeatedly resulted in leaking host memory, which affected other services on the host. A privileged user inside the guest could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service on the host or potentially crash the host's QEMU process instance.
Memory leak in the usb_xhci_exit function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the xhci uses msix, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging a USB device.
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/02/2023 11:17:41 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V2
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added
CVSS V3
Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Changed
Description
Memory leak in the usb_xhci_exit function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the xhci uses msix, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging a USB device.
A memory-leak flaw was found in the Quick Emulator(QEMU) built with USB xHCI controller emulation support. The flaw could occur while doing a USB-device unplug operation. Unplugging the device repeatedly resulted in leaking host memory, which affected other services on the host. A privileged user inside the guest could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service on the host or potentially crash the host's QEMU process instance.
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