CVE-2017-5973

MEDIUM

Qemu < 2.8.1.1 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule

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)

[Various Sources] http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626

[Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 26.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-835

Status published

Affected Products (10)

qemu/qemu < 2.8.1.1

debian/debian_linux

redhat/openstack

redhat/virtualization

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 27, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026