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CVE-2026-18917VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · Security update for libvirt

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-18917· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:06 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10libvirtAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportlibvirtAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportlibvirtAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportvirt:rhelAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onvirt:rhelAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportvirt:rhelAffected–Fixed in–

Description

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-18917: integer overflow in `NodeGetFreePages` RPC handler leads to heap buffer overflow and allows for possible local privilege escalation (bsc#1275863). - CVE-2026-61477: newline injection in network XML DNS TXT/SRV fields allows for `dnsmasq` configuration directive injection and can lead to arbitrary code execution as root (bsc#1274576). - CVE-2026-63622: symlink-following in `virFileChownFiles()` allows `swtpm` user to trick the root-level `libvirt` daemon into changing the ownership of an arbitrary file and can lead to privilege escalation (bsc#1275264). - CVE-2026-63623: newly created volume images are temporarily world-readable during clone/convert operations, which can lead to sensitive information disclosure (bsc#1275265). - CVE-2026-77159: root `chown()` on `swtpm` logfile follows symlinks and allows for root-owned file ownership changes, which can lead to privilege escalation (bsc#1274946).

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