CVE-2016-4037

Qemu: usb: Infinite loop vulnerability in usb_ehci using siTD process

Published May 23, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 6.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ehci_advance_state function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a circular split isochronous transfer descriptor (siTD) list, a related issue to CVE-2015-8558.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5043 The ehci_advance_state function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a circular split isochronous transfer descriptor (siTD) list, a related issue to CVE-2015-8558.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2974-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved
Apr 18, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2016, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 18, 2016, 12:00 AM