SB2025022879 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Paragon Partition Manager

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0288)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0287)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0286)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

4) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0289)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions when validating the MappedSystemVa pointer before passing it to HalReturnToFirmware. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. 

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0285)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/726882