Description
An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the virtio-snd device via PCM_INFO requests from the guest. A malicious guest can provide out-of-bounds stream counts, potentially leading to unbounded memory allocation on the host and a denial of service condition.
Published: n/a
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Qemu
Qemu qemu
Vendors & Products Qemu
Qemu qemu

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Description An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the virtio-snd device via PCM_INFO requests from the guest. A malicious guest can provide out-of-bounds stream counts, potentially leading to unbounded memory allocation on the host and a denial of service condition.
Title qemu-kvm: virtio-snd: integer overflow leading to unbounded memory allocation
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-3196 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-03-04T21:04:37Z

Weaknesses