CVE-2026-18917
An unprivileged local user could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the NodeGetFreePages RPC handler.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in libvirt. An unprivileged local user could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the NodeGetFreePages RPC handler. This flaw allows crafted values to bypass a size check, leading to an undersized memory buffer. Subsequently, real NUMA node data can overwrite this buffer. This heap buffer overflow can corrupt the root libvirt daemon's memory, potentially leading to a denial of service or local privilege escalation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68509
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68510
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68511
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68513
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68514
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68594
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69131
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74424
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75583
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18917
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2520161
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.