Guest access to Firecracker process memory after a failed memory discard
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-122192 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | AMZN |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-11-04 20:19:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-11-04 20:19:12 UTC |
| Description | Improper handling of a failed memory remap in Firecracker versions 0.23.0 through 1.16.1 might allow a guest user with root privileges to read or modify Firecracker VMM process memory via balloon or virtio-mem discard requests on microVMs restored from a snapshot with the File memory backend, if the host fails to create the replacement mapping. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to Firecracker 1.16.2 or 1.17.0 and later. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.1 HIGH from ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-390 | CWE-825 | CWE-390 CWE-390 Detection of error condition without action | CWE-825 CWE-825 Expired pointer dereference
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | Secondary | 7.1 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 7.1 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | AWS | Firecracker | affected 0.23.0 1.16.2 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/security/advisories/GHSA-48ww... | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | github.com | |
| aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-169-aws | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | aws.amazon.com | |
| github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v1.16.2 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | github.com | |
| github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v1.17.0 | ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Coinspect (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.