CVE-2025-48431
What it is
Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue. Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-762
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Apache Thrift < 0.23.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Fix and advisories
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwql
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/8
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24539
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25273
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28010
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48431
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463410
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-48431.json