CVE-2015-8558

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 23, 2016 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxQEMU

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (10)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/16
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/9
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80694
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277983

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835

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