SB2025122914 - Local denial of service in QEMU e1000 network device
Published: December 29, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122914
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-12464)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the e1000_receive_iov() function. A local user or malicious guest can send a short frame in loopback mode, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.