CVE-2025-12748 - Libvirt: denial of service in xml parsing

CVE-2025-12748 - Libvirt: denial of service in xml parsing

CVE ID : CVE-2025-12748 Published : Nov. 11, 2025, 8:15 p.m. | 1 hour, 53 minutes ago Description : 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. Severity: 5.5 | MEDIUM Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

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MEDIUM
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Nov. 11, 2025