CVE-2026-2243
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Description
A flaw was found in QEMU. A specially crafted VMDK image could trigger an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, potentially leading to a 12-byte leak of sensitive information or a denial of service condition (DoS).
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-02-19 18:25:00.337000
Last modified
2026-11-06 18:18:13.353000
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"published": "2026-02-19T18:25:00.337",
"lastModified": "2026-11-06T18:18:13.353",
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