Use After Free Affecting virt:rhel/seabios package, versions <0:1.16.0-4.module+el8.9.0+19570+14a90618


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.78% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-VIRT-15791464
  • 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/seabios to version 0:1.16.0-4.module+el8.9.0+19570+14a90618 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/seabios package and not the virt:rhel/seabios 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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