VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7466

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Primary references