CVE-2016-4037
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
The ehci_advance_state 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 split isochronous transfer descriptor (siTD) list, a related issue to CVE-2015-8558.
How to fix CVE-2016-4037
To remediate CVE-2016-4037, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.6+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4037 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.6+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |