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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7466

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7466 PUBLISHED CVSS 6 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12qemu0, 0, 0
Debian:13qemu0, 0, 0
Debian:11qemu0, 0, 0
Debian:14qemu0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 10, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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