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Project Summary
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API initially for the Xen paravirtualization but since ported to other virtualization technologies, QEmu and KVM.
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has a well established, mature codebase
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took an estimated 269 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in November, 2005
ending with its most recent commit 4 days ago
Quick Reference
https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvi...
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30 Day SummaryFeb 11 2026 — Mar 13 2026
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12 Month SummaryMar 13 2025 — Mar 13 2026
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Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for libvirt )
Repository URL: https://gitlab.com/libvirt/libvirt.git
Version: v12.1.0-53-g2e258549
- 2026-03-13
- Last Analyzed
- 744,187
- Lines of Code Analyze
- 0.7
- Defect Density
Defects by status for current build
- 873
- Total defects
- 517
- Outstanding
- 339
- Fixed
CWE Top 25 defects
| ID | CWE-Name | Number of Defects |
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| 190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound | 51 |