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CVE-2016-4037

MEDIUM

6.0

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion

How to fix

Remediation Available

qemuDebian

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-1CVE-2016-4037

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-1CVE-2016-4037

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-1CVE-2016-4037

Fixed in:1:2.6+dfsg-1CVE-2016-4037

qemuUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-systemUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-aarch64Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-armUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-mipsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-miscUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-ppcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-s390xUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-sparcUbuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

qemu-system-x86Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24USN-2974-1

Fixed in:1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1USN-2974-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

lists.gnu.org

Vendor Advisory1

lists.gnu.org

Third-Party Advisory6

Mailing List2

Other references1

git.qemu.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-400 (Resource Exhaustion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-44487	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-3192	High	7.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25617	Medium	5.3	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-1000115	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix

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