Bug 2387588 (CVE-2025-8860) - CVE-2025-8860 qemu-kvm: uefi-vars: information disclosure vulnerability in uefi_vars_write callback
Summary: CVE-2025-8860 qemu-kvm: uefi-vars: information disclosure vulnerability in ue...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-8860
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2387590
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Reported: 2025-08-11 10:39 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-10-07 19:19 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-11 10:39:35 UTC
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.


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