Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows package, versions [,316)
Threat Intelligence
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- published1 Apr 2026
- disclosed30 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 30 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-5165 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows to version 316 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Expired Pointer Dereference in the reset process of the VirtIO Block device. An attacker can corrupt system memory and potentially cause system instability or unexpected behavior by triggering a device reset at a specific time.