CVE-2026-2243
Qemu-kvm: heap buffer out-of-bounds read in vmdk compressed grain parsing
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
A flaw was found in QEMU. A specially crafted VMDK image could trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, potentially leading to a 12-byte leak of sensitive information or a denial of service condition (DoS).
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- qemu
through 10.2.1
- qemu-kvm
Version range not reported
- qemu-kvm
Version range not reported
- qemu-kvm
Version range not reported
- qemu-kvm-ma
Version range not reported
- virt:rhel/qemu-kvm
Version range not reported
- qemu-kvm
Version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8
Version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
Version range not reported