Out-of-bounds Read The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package linux-qemu-6.12  (opens in a new tab)


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EPSS
0.19% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXQEMU612-15043722
  • published21 Jan 2026
  • disclosed14 Nov 2017

Introduced: 14 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-6264  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Chainguard security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Chainguard:latest.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-qemu-6.12 package and not the linux-qemu-6.12 package as distributed by Chainguard.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA GPU driver (gm20b_clk_throt_set_cdev_state), where an out of bound memory read is used as a function pointer could lead to code execution in the kernel.This issue is rated as high because it could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-34705430. References: N-CVE-2017-6264.