CVE-2025-14876: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
The provided Red Hat advisory link does not explicitly state if a patch or workaround is available. Until an official fix is confirmed, limit access to guest OS environments and monitor for abnormal QEMU process terminations.
Description
CVE-2025-14876 is a vulnerability in the virtio-crypto device of QEMU version 7.1.0 where a missing length limit in the AKCIPHER path allows a malicious guest OS to trigger uncontrolled memory allocation. This flaw can cause the QEMU process on the host to terminate unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating medium severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild. There is no explicit vendor advisory content confirming a patch or mitigation status.