Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20175973000
Revision Date:2017-03-27Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-5973 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
Description:The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-5973
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'qemu' package in artful is not affected (note: '1:2.8+dfsg-3ubuntu2').
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