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title: "CVE-2010-0297\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-0297

Publication date 12 February 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Buffer overflow in the usb\_host\_handle\_control function in the USB
passthrough handling implementation in usb-linux.c in QEMU before 0.11.1
allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash or hang)
or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted USB packet.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kvm | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Ignored end of life |
| 8.10 intrepid | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| qemu-kvm | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0297?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| qemu-kvm | * Upstream:   [?id=bab](http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=babd03fde68093482528010a5435c14ce9128e3f) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0297)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0297)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-0297)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-0297)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0297>