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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade qemu | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 10, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/qemu. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade qemu-block-iscsiUpgrade qemu-s390xUpgrade qemu-block-sshUpgrade qemu-ui-gtkUpgrade qemu-block-curlUpgrade qemu-hw-usb-redirectUpgrade qemu-microvmUpgrade qemu-ksmUpgrade qemu-langUpgrade qemu-audio-alsaUpgrade qemu-audio-paUpgrade qemu-skibootUpgrade qemu-ppcUpgrade qemu-chardev-baumUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-coreUpgrade qemu-seabiosUpgrade qemu-ui-spice-appUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-vgabiosUpgrade qemu-block-rbdUpgrade qemu-guest-agentUpgrade qemu-s390Upgrade qemu-sgabiosUpgrade qemu-ui-openglUpgrade qemu-chardev-spiceUpgrade qemu-armUpgrade qemuUpgrade qemu-toolsUpgrade qemu-ui-cursesUpgrade qemu-hw-s390x-virtio-gpu-ccwUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpu-pciUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-gpuUpgrade qemu-hw-display-virtio-vgaUpgrade qemu-audio-ossUpgrade qemu-hw-display-qxlUpgrade qemu-x86Upgrade qemu-audio-spiceUpgrade qemu-ipxe | Nov 23, 2016 | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade qemu-system-ppcUpgrade qemu-system-x86Upgrade qemu-system-mipsUpgrade qemu-system-sparcUpgrade qemu-systemUpgrade qemu-system-miscUpgrade qemu-system-s390xUpgrade qemu-system-armUpgrade qemu-kvmUpgrade qemu-system-aarch64 | Nov 9, 2016 | Nov 9, 2016 |
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