CVE-2025-8860CWE-212

Qemu-kvm: uefi-vars: information disclosure vulnerability in uefi_vars_write callback

Low · published February 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.3 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00167 · 5.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-212 · Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
Published
2026-02-18T20:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 FEB 20:49Z
    Qemu-kvm: uefi-vars: information disclosure vulnerability in uefi_vars_write callback
    cvelistv5