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CVE-2016-10214

Published: Mar 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-399
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Memory leak in the virgl_resource_attach_backing function in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_RESOURCE_ATTACH_BACKING commands.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

virglrenderervirglrenderer project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
virglrenderer projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka virglrenderer

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/09/5
openwall.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96181
securityfocus.com
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=40b0e7813325b08077b6f541b3989edb2d86d837
cgit.freedesktop.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 20, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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