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Echo: qemu: security update to 1:10.0.13+ds-0+deb13u1+e3

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473210

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in QEMU. The VAPIC setup hypercall in hw/i386/vapic.c does not validate that the writable
 RAM alias remains within the option ROM window. A privileged guest user on a Q35/KVM machine can position
 this alias over locked SMRAM, bypassing chipset D_LCK protection and injecting code into System Management
 Mode memory. (CVE-2026-81627)

Solution

Update the qemu library and its related packages to version 1:10.0.13+ds-0+deb13u1+e3 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-81627

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473210

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/6/2026

Updated: 10/6/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.19

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-81627

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-81627

IAVB: 2026-B-0284