CVE-2017-5973

MEDIUM

QEMU < 2.8.1.1 - Denial of Service via Control Transfer Descriptor Sequence

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 26.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (9)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
qemu/qemu < 2.8.1.1
redhat/openstack 6.0
redhat/openstack 7.0
redhat/openstack 8
redhat/openstack 9
redhat/openstack 10
redhat/openstack 11
redhat/virtualization 4.0
Published Mar 27, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026