CVE-2026-48914
qemu-kvm: Heap buffer overflow in virtio-blk SCSI request handling
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 26, 2026
Updated · September 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in QEMU's virtio-blk device. The issue arises because the device does not properly validate the size of input descriptors before writing data. A malicious guest with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malformed virtio-blk SCSI request, leading to an out-of-bounds write in the host heap memory and a potential denial of service (DoS) for the QEMU process.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow