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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=babd03fde68093482528010a5435c14ce9128e3f
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126510479211473&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126527304127254&w=2
- http://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg18447.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg19581.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg19596.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56194
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11786
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=babd03fde68093482528010a5435c14ce9128e3f
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126510479211473&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126527304127254&w=2
- http://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg18447.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg19581.html
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg19596.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56194
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11786
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 12, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified