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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | rhev-hypervisor +1 | 5.4-2.1.10.el5_4rhev2_1 | RHSA-2010:0172 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Virtualization 5 | kvm +3 | 83-105.el5_4.22 | RHSA-2010:0088 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2010:0172 Red Hat Security Advisory: rhev-hypervisor security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0088 Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 38158 vdb-entry
- [kvm] 20090721 Re: KVM crashes when using certain USB device mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100204 Re: KVM possible security issues fixed mailing-list
- [kvm] 20090702 KVM crashes when using certain USB device mailing-list
- RHSA-2010:0088 vendor-advisory
- kernel-usb-bo(56194) vdb-entry
- [kvm] 20090721 Re: KVM crashes when using certain USB device mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557025
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11786 vdb-entry signature
- [oss-security] 20100202 KVM possible security issues fixed mailing-list
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/qemu.git/commit/?id=babd03fde68093482528010a5435c14ce9128e3f
- http://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog