A flaw was found in virtio-win, specifically within the VirtIO Block (BLK) device. When the device undergoes a reset, it fails to properly manage memory, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to corrupt system memory, potentially leading to system instability or unexpected behavior.
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Description A flaw was found in virtio-win, specifically within the VirtIO Block (BLK) device. When the device undergoes a reset, it fails to properly manage memory, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue could allow a local attacker to corrupt system memory, potentially leading to system instability or unexpected behavior.
Title Virtio-win: virtio-win: memory corruption via use-after-free in virtio blk device reset
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-825
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-30T18:05:38.378Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T14:51:14.677Z

Link: CVE-2026-5165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-30T18:05:33.941Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-30T15:16:36.520

Modified: 2026-03-30T15:16:36.520

Link: CVE-2026-5165

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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