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kvmtool vulnerabilities

Published Apr 13, 2026 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS kvmtool 0.20151104-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS kvmtool 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS kvmtool 0.20170904-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS kvmtool 0.20170904-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45464
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2861