CVE-2025-49133: Libtpms contains a possible out-of-bound access and abort due to HMAC signing issue

Published Jun 10, 2025
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Updated

Libtpms is a library that targets the integration of TPM functionality into hypervisors, primarily into Qemu. Libtpms, which is derived from the TPM 2.0 reference implementation code published by the Trusted Computing Group, is prone to a potential out of bounds (OOB) read vulnerability. The vulnerability occurs in the ‘CryptHmacSign’ function with an inconsistent pairing of the signKey and signScheme parameters, where the signKey is ALGKEYEDHASH key and inScheme is an ECC or RSA scheme. The reported vulnerability is in the ‘CryptHmacSign’ function, which is defined in the "Part 4: Supporting Routines – Code" document, section "7.151 - /tpm/src/crypt/CryptUtil.c ". This vulnerability can be triggered from user-mode applications by sending malicious commands to a TPM 2.0/vTPM (swtpm) whose firmware is based on an affected TCG reference implementation. The effect on libtpms is that it will cause an abort due to the detection of the out-of-bounds access, thus for example making a vTPM (swtpm) unavailable to a VM. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.7.12, 0.8.10, 0.9.7, and 0.10.1.

Affected Software

5 affected components
Trusted Computing Group libtpms
Libtpms Project Libtpms=0.7.11
Libtpms Project Libtpms=0.8.9
Libtpms Project Libtpms=0.9.6
Libtpms Project Libtpms=0.10.0

Event History

Jun 10, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:46 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·08:01 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-49133?

CVE-2025-49133 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for out of bounds read vulnerabilities.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-49133?

To mitigate CVE-2025-49133, ensure you're using the latest version of the libtpms library that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2025-49133?

CVE-2025-49133 primarily affects the libtpms library used in hypervisors like QEMU.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-49133?

CVE-2025-49133 is identified as an out of bounds read vulnerability.

5

Who publishes the libtpms library related to CVE-2025-49133?

The libtpms library is published by the Trusted Computing Group.

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