CVE-2026-105959
highA flaw was found in spice-server.
A flaw was found in spice-server. The GLZ encoder dictionary restore path truncates a size_t allocation size to int when calling the malloc callback, allowing a malicious authenticated SPICE client during VM live migration to trigger a massive heap buffer overflow by sending a crafted max_encoders value in migration data.
CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-16 12:16
Modified: 2026-10-16 19:23
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-105959 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2554008 secalert@redhat.com
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/-/merge_requests/253 secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC · record ↗