CVE-2016-7994: Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_resource_create_2d function in hw/display/virtio-gpu.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emu...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is a virtualization availability issue: a privileged user inside a VM can make the QEMU process consume memory through virtio-gpu activity. The likely business impact is service disruption on affected virtualization hosts, not data theft or remote takeover based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on QEMU-based virtualization hosts where virtio-gpu is available to guests, especially multi-tenant or untrusted guest environments. The provided CVE data does not name exact affected versions or downstream package ranges. Treat this as a targeted availability risk for virtualization infrastructure. It is not described as remotely exploitable, but it can matter where customers, tenants, or less-trusted teams administer guest VMs on shared hosts. Mitigation focus: Apply QEMU updates from your operating system or virtualization vendor advisories.; Prioritize hosts running untrusted or multi-tenant guests with virtio-gpu enabled.; Check Gentoo, openSUSE, and your distro advisories for fixed package guidance..

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Jun 13, 2026, 13:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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