CVE-2026-3196 Affecting qemu-audio-alsa package, versions <10.0.9-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-QEMUAUDIOALSA-16332829
  • published1 May 2026
  • disclosed20 Apr 2026

Introduced: 20 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-3196  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 qemu-audio-alsa to version 10.0.9-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-audio-alsa package and not the qemu-audio-alsa package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow vulnerability was found in the virtio-snd device via PCM_INFO requests from the guest. A malicious guest can provide out-of-bounds stream counts, potentially leading to unbounded memory allocation on the host and a denial of service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1