Summary
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution forLinux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packageswhich provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM.The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.
Security Fix(es):
* libvirt: Denial of service in XML parsing (CVE-2025-12748)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 10 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 10 | libvirt | 0:11.10.0-12.1.el10_2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.5CVE-2025-12748 Public exploit
Libvirt: denial of service in xml parsing
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…
References
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2413801