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

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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

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.13.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nfedora

Weaknesses

  • CWE-212 Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

Affected Products

ProductVersions
qemu
  • 10.0.0 to before 10.1.0Affected
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

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