CVE-2025-0395
Published: January 23, 2025Last modified: January 27, 2025
Description
When the assert() function in the GNU C Library versions 2.13 to 2.40 fails, it does not allocate enough space for the assertion failure message string and size information, which may lead to a buffer overflow if the message string size aligns to page size.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | glibc | Fixed (2.37.0-r17) |
| Stream | glibc | Fixed (2.39.0-r1) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/23/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/24/7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00039.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0006/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32582
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2025-0001
- https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-announce/2025/000044.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/22/4