CVE-2026-5164 PUBLISHED

Virtio-win: virtio-win: denial of service via unvalidated descriptor count in unmap request

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 30.03.2026 Published: 30.03.2026 Updated: 30.03.2026

A flaw was found in virtio-win. The RhelDoUnMap() function does not properly validate the number of descriptors provided by a user during an unmap request. A local user could exploit this input validation vulnerability by supplying an excessive number of descriptors, leading to a buffer overrun. This can cause a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.7

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

References

Problem Types

  • Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') CWE