QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the USB EHCI emulation support is vulnerable to a…
Priority LOW 25CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the USB EHCI emulation support is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference flaw. It could occur when an application attempts to write to EHCI capabilities registers. A privileged user inside quest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00438 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5.1.1 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 rc0 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | QEMU |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·QEMU
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fg5-fcph-rgxc
References
Advisory 5
- [oss-security] 20160130 Re: CVE request Qemu: usb: ehci null pointer dereference in ehci_caps_write
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301643
- [oss-security] 20160129 CVE request Qemu: usb: ehci null pointer dereference in ehci_caps_write
- GLSA-201604-01
Sources
- CVE-2016-2198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-2198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fg5-fcph-rgxc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-2198 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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