CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-120831

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A flaw was found in libslirp in if_output(). When moving a session from the fast queue to the batch queue, the code unlinked and reinserted an arbitrary packet via ifm->m_nextpkt instead of the session queue head, corrupting queue pointers. A guest generating burst traffic could crash the host networking process, causing a denial of service.

Risk Assessment

A malicious or overloaded guest could crash the host networking process, causing a denial of service for other virtual machines or host services.

Recommendation

Update libslirp to a version containing the fix. Consider limiting guest traffic bursts and monitoring for networking process crashes.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in libslirp in if_output(). When moving a session from the fast queue to the batch queue, the code unlinked and reinserted an arbitrary packet via ifm->m_nextpkt instead of the session queue head, corrupting queue pointers. A guest generating burst traffic could crash the host networking process, causing a denial of service.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS