Resource Exhaustion Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.6+dfsg-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Privileges Required High
    Scope Changed
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (25th percentile)
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NVD
6 medium
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Red Hat
3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-QEMU-1557971
  • published 23 May 2016
  • disclosed 23 May 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 qemu to version 1:2.6+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ehci_advance_state function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a circular split isochronous transfer descriptor (siTD) list, a related issue to CVE-2015-8558.