CVE-2026-6426
Public on 2026-08-10
Modified on 2026-08-11
Description
QEMU's vhost inflight migration VMState handling uses a uint64_t field for the destination buffer size, while the VMS_VBUFFER load path reads the field as a signed int32_t. On little-endian hosts, a crafted incoming migration state with bit 31 set can cause the negative value to be converted to a very large size_t. QEMU may then copy migration-stream data beyond the mmap-backed destination inflight region, causing a destination QEMU process crash or memory corruption. Exploitation requires control of the migration producer or write access to the migration channel and a configuration using vhost inflight migration.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qemu | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | qemu | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | qemu-kvm | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |