Description
spice versions though 0.13 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds memory access when processing specially crafted messages from authenticated attacker to the spice server resulting into crash and/or server memory leak.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The SPICE Project | spice | all versions through 0.13 | — |
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 | spice | 0.12.8-2.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | spice | 0.12.8-2.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | spice | 0.12.8-2.2 | — |
| Debian 9 | spice | 0.12.8-2.1+deb9u1 | DSA-3907-1 |
| Debian 8 | spice | 0.12.5-1+deb8u5 | DSA-3907-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | spice | 0.12.6-4ubuntu0.3 | USN-3355-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | spice | 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.5 | USN-3355-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | imgbased | 0.9.47-0.1.el7ev | RHBA-2017:2529 |
| RHEL 7 | ovirt-node-ng +1 | 4.1.5-0.20170810.0.el7 | RHBA-2017:2529 |
| RHEL 7 | redhat-release-virtualization-host +1 | 4.1-5.0.el7 | RHBA-2017:2529 |
| RHEL 7 | redhat-virtualization-host +1 | 4.1-20170816.2.el7_4 | RHBA-2017:2529 |
| RHEL 7 | spice +2 | 0.12.8-2.el7.1 | RHSA-2017:2471 |
| RHEL 6 | spice-server +1 | 0.12.4-16.el6_10.2 | RHSA-2018:3522 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | spice | 0.12.8-3.9 | SUSE-SU-2017:2552-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | spice | 0.12.7-10.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1836-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | spice | 0.12.5-10.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1832-1 |
| SLES 12 | spice | 0.12.4-8.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1839-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | spice | 0.12.4-11.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1837-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | spice | 0.12.8-3.9 | SUSE-SU-2017:2552-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | spice | 0.12.7-10.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1836-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | spice | 0.12.5-10.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1832-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 | spice | 0.12.4-8.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1839-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | spice | 0.12.4-11.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1837-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 | spice | 0.12.5-10.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1832-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
Show 17 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.8 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | spice | 0.12.8-r4 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | spice | 0.13.3-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.5 | spice | 0.12.8-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.4 | spice | 0.12.7-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.3 | spice | 0.12.6-r2 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | spice-server +1 | 0.12.8-2.el7.1 | ELSA-2017-2471 |
Advisories 11
- RHSA-2018:3522 Red Hat Security Advisory: spice-server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2017:2471 Red Hat Security Advisory: spice security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHBA-2017:2529 Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: redhat-virtualization-host bug fix, and enhancement update for RHV 4.1.5 Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- USN-3355-1 spice vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-3907-1 spice - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1832-1 Security update for spice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1837-1 Security update for spice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1839-1 Security update for spice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:2552-1 Security update for spice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1836-1 Security update for spice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2017-2471 Important: spice security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 15, 2017
References
- RHSA-2018:3522 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170714 CVE-2017-7506 spice: Possible buffer overflow via invalid monitor configurations mailing-list
- RHSA-2017:2471 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3907 vendor-advisory
- 99583 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452606