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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8831-1

USN-8831-1: libvirt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libvirt had an integer overflow vulnerability in the NodeGetFreePages RPC handler. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18917) It was discovered that libvirt did not correctly handle symbolic links when changing ownership of the TPM emulator log file. A local attacker with access to the swtpm account could possibly use this issue to cause libvirt to change the ownership of an arbitrary file. (CVE-2026-77159)

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CVE-2026-18917View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat contextCVE-2026-77159View CVSS, KEV, EPSS, and threat context
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