Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_identifier function in tgsi_text.c in the TGSI auxiliary module in the Gallium driver in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to parsing properties.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | virglrenderer | 0.6.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | virglrenderer | 0.6.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | virglrenderer | 0.6.0-1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | virglrenderer | 0.5.0-11.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:0798-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | virglrenderer | 0.5.0-11.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:0798-1 |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2017:0798-1 Security update for virglrenderer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- GLSA-201707-06 vendor-advisory
- [virglrenderer-devel] 20170210 [ANNOUNCE] virglrenderer 0.6.0 mailing-list
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=e534b51ca3c3cd25f3990589932a9ed711c59b27
- 96437 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20170224 CVE-2017-6209 Virglrenderer: stack buffer oveflow in parse_identifier mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1426149