# CVE-2010-0297: Buffer overflow in the usb\_host\_handle\_control function in the USB passthrough handling implementation in usb-linux.c in QEMU before 0.11.1

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the usb_host_handle_control function in the USB passthrough handling implementation in usb-linux.c in QEMU before 0.11.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash or hang) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted USB packet.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg19581.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126527304127254&w=2
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg18447.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56194
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg19596.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557025
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11786
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126510479211473&w=2
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=babd03fde68093482528010a5435c14ce9128e3f
- http://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog

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