VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2025-0395
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…
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-131
- Source
- 3ff69d7a-14f2-4f67-a097-88dee7810d18
References
- 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
- 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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-577017.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.