# CVE-2017-6505: The ohci\_service\_ed\_list function in hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) before 2.9.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a deni

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ohci_service_ed_list function in hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) before 2.9.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving the number of link endpoint list descriptors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9330.

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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=95ed56939eb2eaa4e2f349fe6dcd13ca4edfd8fb
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429432
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96611
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/6

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