CVE-2017-9375: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2017-9375: QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with USB xHCI controller emulator support, allows local guest OS priv...

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with USB xHCI controller emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursive call) via vectors involving control transfer descriptors sequencing.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 17:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a QEMU virtualization bug affecting builds with USB xHCI controller emulation. A privileged user inside a guest VM could trigger an infinite recursive call and cause denial of service for the affected emulator process, disrupting VM availability. Exposure is most likely on virtualization hosts running QEMU builds with USB xHCI controller emulator support enabled, especially where guest administrators or less-trusted tenants can control guest behavior. Treat this as a virtualization availability issue. It is not described as data theft or host compromise, but it can disrupt VM operations where QEMU xHCI emulation is exposed to privileged guest users. Mitigation focus: Apply QEMU security updates from your OS or virtualization vendor.; Review Debian DSA-3991 and Red Hat RHSA guidance where applicable.; Confirm whether the upstream QEMU fix is included in deployed packages..

Prepared: Jun 13, 2026, 04:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jun 16, 2017, 22:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458744CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:2392CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:2408CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
[debian-lts-announce] 20190920 [SECURITY] [DLA 1927-1] qemu security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST

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