A flaw was found in spice-server. The GLZ encoder dictionary restore path truncates a size_t allocation size to int when calling the malloc callback, allowing a malicious authenticated SPICE client during VM live migration to trigger a massive heap buffer overflow by sending a crafted max_encoders value in migration data.
History

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First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A flaw was found in spice-server. The GLZ encoder dictionary restore path truncates a size_t allocation size to int when calling the malloc callback, allowing a malicious authenticated SPICE client during VM live migration to trigger a massive heap buffer overflow by sending a crafted max_encoders value in migration data.
Title Spice-server: spice: heap buffer overflow via glz dictionary max_encoders integer truncation
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-10-16T11:53:00.840Z

Updated: 2026-10-20T20:43:08.849Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T08:37:18.542Z

Link: CVE-2026-105959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T14:04:37.891Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-16T12:16:31.733

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:23:18.623

Link: CVE-2026-105959

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-08T11:00:52Z

Links: CVE-2026-105959 - Bugzilla