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CVE-2016-7466
Published: Dec 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20160920 CVE Request Qemu: usb: xhci memory leakage during device unplug
mailing-list
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[oss-security] 20160920 Re: CVE Request Qemu: usb: xhci memory leakage during device unplug
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
GLSA-201611-11
vendor-advisory
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93029
vdb-entry
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RHSA-2017:2392
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
openSUSE-SU-2016:3237
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[qemu-devel] 20160913 [PATCH v2] usb:xhci:fix memory leak in usb_xhci_exit
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2017:2408
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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