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CVE-2016-7466

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-7466
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6
EPSS
0.42%

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in the usb_xhci_exit function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the xhci uses msix, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) by repeatedly unplugging a USB device.