# CVE-2015-8558: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/9
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg02124.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80694
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1277983
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=156a2e4dbffa85997636a7a39ef12da6f1b40254
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01

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