Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.27


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-QEMUKVM-343316
  • published23 May 2016
  • disclosed23 May 2016

Introduced: 23 May 2016

CVE-2015-8558  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 qemu-kvm to version 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.27 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ehci_process_itd 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 isochronous transfer descriptor (iTD) list.

CVSS Scores

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