CVE-2017-5973
Qemu: usb: infinite loop while doing control transfer in xhci_kick_epctx
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · February 13, 2017
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 2.3AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition