CVE-2025-8860

low

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.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2387588

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8860

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-18

Updated: 2026-02-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low