Summary
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm packages provide the user-space component for running virtual machines that use KVM.
Security Fix(es):
* qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: Local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys (CVE-2026-12080)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* qemu-img can't create a qcow2 overlay with 'data_file' feature on top of a file without destroying the original image [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-164549)
* live migration of a VM with a scsi3pr to a node that previously held a reservation on that disk fails. [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-280223)
* Fix pending QEMU issues for L1VH GA - QEMU [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-283121)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 20
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-guest-agent | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-img | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-audio-pa | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-block-blkio | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-block-curl | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-block-rbd | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-common | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-core | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-ccw | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-device-display-virtio-vga | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-device-usb-host | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-device-usb-redirect | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-docs | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-tools | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-ui-egl-headless | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-kvm-ui-opengl | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | qemu-pr-helper | 17:10.1.0-17.el9_8.9.alma.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.3CVE-2026-12080 Public exploit
Qemu-kvm: qemu-guest-agent: local privilege escalation via symlink attack in guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys
A flaw was found in the QEMU Guest Agent (qga). A local unprivileged user can exploit a vulnerability in the guest-ssh-add-authorized-keys command handler by manipulating symbolic links. This can occur either through a deterministic directory-symlink bypass o…