CVE-2016-8576

Publication date 4 November 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.0 · Medium

Score breakdown

The xhci_ring_fetch function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit the number of link Transfer Request Blocks (TRB) to process.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qemu 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
qemu-kvm 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

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Privileged user inside the guest can trigger a DoS of the QEMU host process

Patch details

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Package Patch details
qemu

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.0 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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