QEMU virtio-crypto Device allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in QEMU. This impacts an unknown function of the component virtio-crypto Device. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-14876. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in QEMU (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component virtio-crypto Device. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-14876. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/21/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279386 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14876), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (279386) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2884). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Open Source QEMU

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 279386
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14876

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/21/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-14876 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337709
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2884 - QEMU (virtio-crypto): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2025 13:32
Updated: 12/21/2025 18:31
Changes: 12/21/2025 13:32 (48), 12/21/2025 15:37 (7), 12/21/2025 18:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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