KubeVirt Improper TLS Certificate Management Handling Allows API Identity Spoofing
CVE-2025-64434 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2025:4330-1, released December 9, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
This update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container, virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-tools-container, virt-operator-container, virt-pr-helper-container fixes the following issues: Updated kubevirt to version 1.6.3: - CVE-2025-22872: Fixed incorrect interpretation of tags leading content to be placed wrong scope during DOM construction in golang.org/x/net/html (bsc#1241772) - CVE-2025-64432: Fixed bypass of RBAC controls due to incorrect validation of certain fields in the client TLS certificate (bsc#1253181) - CVE-2025-64433: Fixed arbitrary files read via improper symlink handling (bsc#1253185) - CVE-2025-64434: Fixed privilege escalation via virt-api impersonification due to compromise virt-handler instance (bsc#1253186) - CVE-2025-64437: Fixed mishandling of symlinks (bsc#1253194) - CVE-2025-64324: Fixed a logic bug that allows an attacker to read and write arbitrary files owned by more privileged users (bsc#1253748)
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| govulncheck-vulndb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| kubevirt · sles 15.7 | 1.6.3-150700.3.13.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:4330-1 | Dec 9, 2025 |
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