High

Qemu-kvm: vnc websocket handshake use-after-free

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced 3 Oct 2025Source revision 1

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CVE-2025-11234

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-11234

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/19/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-11234
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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #16530 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:18:04 GMT
Publisher date: Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:30:34 GMT

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