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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-03-30T15:02:26.375Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-30T18:05:38.378Z

Source :

redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-5165 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-5165.

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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5165 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453015 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/pull/1493 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5165 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5165 cve-icon
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