CVE-2025-8412: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack
A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack allows an attacker with the ability to modify the registry to affect the integrity of the driver. We're not aware of a feasible way to exploit this currently. This issue affects Virtual Machine Driver Pack: before e7a602ec232756ead019bdf19d6d3b9d010cc94b.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-8412) in the SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack is a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) caused by copying data without verifying input size. An attacker with the ability to modify the registry could leverage this to compromise the integrity of the driver. The vulnerability affects versions prior to commit e7a602ec232756ead019bdf19d6d3b9d010cc94b. Exploitation is currently considered not feasible. The product is cloud-hosted, and the vendor manages remediation.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and the ability to modify the registry could potentially impact the integrity of the SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack. However, no known exploit exists, and the attack complexity is high. The overall impact is limited, reflected by a low CVSS score of 2.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a cloud service, the vendor (SUSE) manages remediation and patches server-side. A patch is available. Users should verify with SUSE's official advisory for patch deployment status and ensure their environments are updated accordingly. No additional user action is currently required beyond applying vendor updates.
CVE-2025-8412: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack
Description
A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack allows an attacker with the ability to modify the registry to affect the integrity of the driver. We're not aware of a feasible way to exploit this currently. This issue affects Virtual Machine Driver Pack: before e7a602ec232756ead019bdf19d6d3b9d010cc94b.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.0low
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-8412) in the SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack is a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) caused by copying data without verifying input size. An attacker with the ability to modify the registry could leverage this to compromise the integrity of the driver. The vulnerability affects versions prior to commit e7a602ec232756ead019bdf19d6d3b9d010cc94b. Exploitation is currently considered not feasible. The product is cloud-hosted, and the vendor manages remediation.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and the ability to modify the registry could potentially impact the integrity of the SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack. However, no known exploit exists, and the attack complexity is high. The overall impact is limited, reflected by a low CVSS score of 2.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since this is a cloud service, the vendor (SUSE) manages remediation and patches server-side. A patch is available. Users should verify with SUSE's official advisory for patch deployment status and ensure their environments are updated accordingly. No additional user action is currently required beyond applying vendor updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- suse
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-31T09:41:28.725Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a55f44d68715ace431bbf2a
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 08:33:17 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 08:48:10 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 02:35:24 UTC
Views: 16
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