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CVE-2017-5993

Published: Mar 15, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-772
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_init_blit_ctx function in vrend_blitter.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via a large number of VIRGL_CCMD_BLIT 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-772

Affected Products

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

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
security.gentoo.org
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
lists.freedesktop.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/7
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 15, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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