CVE-2026-2243

Publication date 19 February 2026

Last updated 10 April 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.1 · Medium

Score breakdown

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).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qemu 25.10 questing
Fixed 1:10.1.0+ds-5ubuntu2.6
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.16
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.30
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
qemu

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.1 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Access our resources on patching vulnerabilities