CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-5165

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-03-30 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-03-30
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-825

Description

A flaw was found in virtio-win, specifically within the VirtIO Block (BLK) device. When the device undergoes a reset, it fails to properly manage memory, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to corrupt system memory, potentially leading to system instability or unexpected behavior.

Affected configurations

• redhat virtio-win • redhat enterprise linux 9.0 • redhat enterprise linux 10.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-825 Expired Pointer Dereference weakness

References