Use After Free Affecting virt:rhel/nbdkit-vddk-plugin package, versions <0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-15791306
  • published27 Mar 2026
  • disclosed30 Sept 2025

Introduced: 30 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-11234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 virt:rhel/nbdkit-vddk-plugin to version 0:1.24.0-5.module+el8.9.0+18724+20190c23 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:5578.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virt:rhel/nbdkit-vddk-plugin package and not the virt:rhel/nbdkit-vddk-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in QEMU. If the QIOChannelWebsock object is freed while it is waiting to complete a handshake, a GSource is leaked. This can lead to the callback firing later on and triggering a use-after-free in the use of the channel. This can be abused by a malicious client with network access to the VNC WebSocket port to cause a denial of service during the WebSocket handshake prior to the VNC client authentication.

CVSS Base Scores

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