ALSA-2026:18748
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-05-19 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-26 12:35 – Source websiteKernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) offers a full virtualization solution forLinux on numerous hardware platforms. The virt:rhel module contains packageswhich provide user-space components used to run virtual machines using KVM.The packages also provide APIs for managing and interacting with the virtualized systems.
Security Fix(es):
- libvirt: Denial of service in XML parsing (CVE-2025-12748)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinuxRelease Notes linked from the References section.
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