Memory leak in the usb_xhci_exit function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the xhci uses msix, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging a USB device.
References
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg02773.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93029 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/20/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/8 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 | Third Party Advisory |
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b53dd4495ced2432a0b652ea895e651d07336f7e |
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Information
Published : 2016-12-09 16:59
Updated : 2023-02-12 15:25
NVD link : CVE-2016-7466
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7466
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CWE
CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
- openstack
- virtualization
opensuse
- leap
qemu
- qemu