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CVE-2015-8558
Published:May 23, 2016
Updated:October 11, 2026
The ehci_process_itd 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 isochronous transfer descriptor (iTD) list.
Related Resources (13)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/9
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8558
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=156a2e4dbffa85997636a7a39ef12da6f1b40254
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8558
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277983
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/16
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8558
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02124.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80694
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-835
EPSS
Base Score:
0.48