CVE-2025-8860
Qemu-kvm: uefi-vars: information disclosure vulnerability in uefi_vars_write callback
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.3 Low
- Published
- Feb 18, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 11, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in QEMU in the uefi-vars virtual device. When the guest writes to register UEFI_VARS_REG_BUFFER_SIZE, the .write callback `uefi_vars_write` is invoked. The function allocates a heap buffer without zeroing the memory, leaving the buffer filled with residual data from prior allocations. When the guest later reads from register UEFI_VARS_REG_PIO_BUFFER_TRANSFER, the .read callback `uefi_vars_read` returns leftover metadata or other sensitive process memory from the previously allocated buffer, leading to an information disclosure vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | fedora |
Weaknesses
- CWE-212 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
qemu |
|
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced VirtualizationRed Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced VirtualizationRed Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8860vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2387588issue-tracking
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