VDB
CVE-2016-10163
CVE-2016-10163
PUBLISHED
Reported by redhat · Published March 15, 2017
Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_context_create_internal function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by repeatedly creating a decode context.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| virglrenderer | virglrenderer_project | 0.5.0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| arch | virglrenderer | 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 20, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 6, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 10, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- GLSA-201707-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- [virglrenderer-devel] 20170210 [ANNOUNCE] virglrenderer 0.6.0 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20170124 CVE request Virglrenderer: host memory leakage when creating decode context mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20170125 Re: CVE request Virglrenderer: host memory leakage when creating decode context mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- 95784 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID