qemu: missing field list terminator in vmstate_xhci_event
Published Aug 26, 2014
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and versions of qemu-kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 because they did not backport the commit that introduced this issue. This issue does not affect the versions of qemu-kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 because the layout of qemu-kvm binary does not allow successful exploitation of this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01567) | 74.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01567) | 72.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 61.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 80.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 79.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00564) | 77.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00564) | 74.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 71.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3afca1d6d413592c2b78cf28f52fa24a586d8f56 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/04/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5263 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126543 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5263
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5263
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3afca1d6d413592c2b78cf28f52fa24a586d8f56 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/04/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5263 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126543 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5263 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5263 |
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