CVE-2025-12748

A flaw was discovered in libvirt in the XML file processing. More specifically, the parsing of user provided XML files was performed before the ACL checks. A malicious user with limited permissions could exploit this flaw by submitting a specially crafted XML file, causing libvirt to allocate too much memory on the host. The excessive memory consumption could lead to a libvirt process crash on the host, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
redhatCNA
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 1%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libvirt
bullseye
postponed
trixie
no-dsa
bookworm
no-dsa
forky
11.10.0-1
fixed
sid
11.10.0-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libvirt
questing
needs-triage
plucky
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
needs-triage