# CVE-2025-8412: VMDP: Potential buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function

> An attacker with registry modification privileges can trigger a buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function, compromising driver integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 2.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5827-wp8x-c8xh

## What is CVE-2025-8412?

CVE-2025-8412 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8412?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-8412?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-8412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8412 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-8412 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SUSE Virtual Machine Driver Pack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8412/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8412
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8412
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-8412

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8412/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.