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title: "CVE-2026-6502\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6502?format=md
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# CVE-2026-6502

Publication date 6 May 2026

Last updated 27 August 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

hw/display: don't accidentally autofree existing virgl resources

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6502?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qemu | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| qemu-hwe | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6502?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

introduced in 9.2.0-rc0 with:
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/7c092f17cceef10258ed23006b40e19b14996471

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| qemu | * Upstream:   [30fad72](https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/30fad722ce68316d22b926ba0e6017f0440465df) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-6502)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6502)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-6502)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6502)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6502>