CVE-2015-8558
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CVE-2015-8558 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The ehci_process_itd 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 isochronous transfer descriptor (iTD) list.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The ehci_process_itd 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 isochronous transfer descriptor (iTD) list.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.5.1.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277983Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02124.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/16Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277983Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02124.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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