SB2026030615 - SUSE update for qemu



SB2026030615 - SUSE update for qemu

Published: March 6, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026030615
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14876)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled memory allocation in the virtio-crypto device in hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c. A malicious guest can consume all available memory resources and terminate the QEMU process. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.