# CVE-2016-10163: Memory leak in the vrend\_renderer\_context\_create\_internal function in vrend\_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS use

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_context_create_internal function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by repeatedly creating a decode context.

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784

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