XAPI varstored UEFI ToCTOU enabling Index Jump Table RCE
CVE-2025-58151 Published on July 9, 2026
varstored: TOCTOU issues with mapped guest memory
varstored is a component of the Xapi toolstack handling UEFI Variables
for a VM. It has a communication path with OVMF inside the VM involving
mapping a buffer prepared by OVMF.
Within varstored, there were insufficient compiler barriers, creating
TOCTOU issues with data in the shared buffer.
The exact vulnerable behaviour depends on the code generated by the
compiler. In a build of varstored using default settings, the attacker
can control an index used in a jump table.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2025-58151 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
Xen varstored Version all is affected by CVE-2025-58151Exploit Probability
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