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> USN-8172-1: kvmtool vulnerabilities

[SOURCE] Ubuntu Security Notices [DATE: 13/04/2026 18:27] [LANGUAGE: EN]
It was discovered that kvmtool did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. A malicious guest attacker could use this issue to cause kvmtool to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host system. (CVE-2021-45464) It was discovered that kvmtool incorrectly handled the 9p passthrough file system. A malicious guest attacker could possibly use this issue to open special files, escape the exported 9p tree, and execute arbitrary code on the host system. (CVE-2023-2861)
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