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title: "CVE-2026-9238\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-9238?format=md
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# CVE-2026-9238

Publication date 27 July 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/9pfs: cap Treaddir allocation]

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qemu | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation |
| qemu-hwe | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 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-2026-9238?format=md#patch-details)

### 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:   [d2a298f](https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/d2a298f359477fd6fa30dd6aa7357115b596012d) * Upstream:   [169537e](https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/169537e616a894175cd7c876c83b4801fe099232) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-9238)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9238)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-9238)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-9238)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9238>
