CVE-2016-2198

Name: CVE-2016-2198
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-12-29T22:59:00.48+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.42%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2198 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the USB EHCI emulation support is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference flaw. It could occur when an application attempts to write to EHCI capabilities registers. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the USB EHCI emulation support is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference flaw. It could occur when an application attempts to write to EHCI capabilities registers. A privileged user inside quest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.42%

33.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Qemu	Qemu	<= 2.5.1.1	—
Qemu	Qemu	2.6.0	Rc0
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0	—

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/29/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/30/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301643Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg05899.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/29/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/30/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301643Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg05899.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 29, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-2198?

How severe is CVE-2016-2198?

CVE-2016-2198 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2198?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST