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CVE-2017-5973

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 lo…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
QemuQemu
through 2.8.1.1
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
RedhatOpenstack
Versions 6.0, 7.0, 8, 9, 10, 11
RedhatVirtualization
Version 4.0

Weakness classification

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