CVE-2026-2243
MEDIUMRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6-10 and OpenShift Container Platform 4 - Out-of-bounds Read via VMDK Image
Title source: llmDescription
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).
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2243
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440934
Scores
CVSS v3
5.1
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
1.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (6)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat/Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Published
Feb 19, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 19, 2026