{"id":63992,"date":"2025-08-12T02:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T04:34:08","slug":"cve-2025-54655-race-condition-vulnerability-in-virtualization-base-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54655-race-condition-vulnerability-in-virtualization-base-module\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54655: Race Condition Vulnerability in Virtualization Base Module<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-54655 is a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that impacts the virtualization base module in various systems. This vulnerability, classified as a race condition, presents a significant risk to organizations that rely on virtualization for their operations. If successfully exploited, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33075-a-critical-windows-installer-vulnerability-that-leads-to-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72405\">vulnerability can compromise system integrity and lead<\/a> to potential data leakage, possibly causing irreparable damage to the affected organization&#8217;s reputation and operations. Therefore, understanding the severity, potential impact, and mitigation strategies for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27046-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-threatening-system-integrity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75089\">vulnerability is crucial for all IT professionals involved in system<\/a> administration and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54655<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78608\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-24123942\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>VMware vSphere | 6.x, 7.0<br \/>\nOracle VM VirtualBox | 6.x<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43275-critical-race-condition-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71609\">race condition vulnerability<\/a> in the virtualization base module. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53132-critical-race-condition-vulnerability-in-windows-win32k-grfx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75704\">race condition<\/a> occurs when a system&#8217;s behavior is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events. In this case, an attacker can manipulate the timing of operations to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53499-critical-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72839\">unauthorized access<\/a> to resources in the virtualization graphics module. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44655-unauthorized-access-and-privilege-escalation-in-totolink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73282\">unauthorized access<\/a> can be used to compromise the system or leak confidential data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-30618880\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following pseudo-code <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75161\">illustrates how an attacker might take advantage of this vulnerability:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">def exploit_race_condition():\nwhile True:\n# Initiate operation that causes race condition\ninitiate_operation()\n# Check if race condition has been triggered\nif check_race_condition():\n# If race condition has been triggered, execute malicious operation\nexecute_malicious_operation()\nexploit_race_condition()<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudo-code, the attacker continuously initiates an operation that causes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8880-high-severity-race-condition-vulnerability-in-v8-of-google-chrome\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76142\">race condition<\/a> and checks if the race condition has been triggered. If the race condition is triggered, the attacker executes a malicious operation that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75090\">compromise the system or leak data<\/a>.<br \/>\nNote: This is a conceptual example and the actual exploitation may vary depending on the specific system, configuration, and vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-54655 is a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that impacts the virtualization base module in various systems. This vulnerability, classified as a race condition, presents a significant risk to organizations that rely on virtualization for their operations. If successfully exploited, the vulnerability can compromise system integrity and lead to potential data leakage, possibly causing irreparable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[106,93],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-63992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-oracle","vendor-vmware"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63992"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70978,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63992\/revisions\/70978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=63992"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=63992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}