High severity · published Oct 16, 2026
CVE-2026-105959
Spice-server: spice: heap buffer overflow via glz dictionary max_encoders integer truncation
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105959
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105959
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-105959
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2554008
gitlab.freedesktop.org
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/-/merge_requests/253
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