VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-8576

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-11-04
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

The xhci_ring_fetch function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit the number of link Transfer Request Blocks (TRB) to process.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Primary references