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CVE-2016-9907

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Published: Dec 23, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 4.0
Source: NVD

Description

Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the USB redirector usb-guest support is vulnerable to a memory leakage flaw. It could occur while destroying the USB redirector in 'usbredir_handle_destroy'. A guest user/process could use this issue to leak host memory, resulting in DoS for a host.

Affected (9)

Qemu
1 product
Qemu
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Redhat
2 products
Openstack
Virtualization
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Qemu
Up to 2.7.1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration C
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Openstack
Version 10
Openstack
Version 11
Openstack
Version 6.0
Openstack
Version 7.0
Openstack
Version 8
Openstack
Version 9
Configuration D
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Virtualization
Version 4.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Version 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

References (12)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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