CVE-2026-105959
A flaw was found in spice-server
- Risk score
- 53/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 16 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 d…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
References
Original description
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.
Last activity 16 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.