[Secure-testing-team] Bug#855611: qemu: CVE-2017-5973: usb: infinite loop while doing control transfer in xhci_kick_epctx

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: qemu
Version: 1:2.8+dfsg-2
Severity: normal
Tags: security upstream patch

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for qemu.

CVE-2017-5973[0]:
Qemu: usb: infinite loop while doing control transfer in xhci_kick_epctx

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5973
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5973
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html
[2] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed, only sid
has been verified source-wise.

Regards,
Salvatore