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CVE-2025-47712

Nbd: nbdkit: integer overflow triggers an assertion resulting in denial of service

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.38.6, 1.40.6, 1.42.3
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

A flaw exists in the nbdkit "blocksize" filter that can be triggered by a specific type of client request. When a client requests block status information for a very large data range, exceeding a certain limit, it causes an internal error in the nbdkit, leading to a denial of service.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • nbdkit

    From 1.21.16 · fixed in 1.38.6; From 1.40.0 · fixed in 1.40.6; From 1.42.0 · fixed in 1.42.3

  • nbdkit

    Version range not reported

  • nbdkit

    Version range not reported

  • virt:rhel/nbdkit

    Version range not reported

  • virt:8.2/nbdkit

    Version range not reported

  • virt:av/nbdkit

    Version range not reported

  • nbdkit

    Version range not reported

References 3

access.redhat.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

lists.libguestfs.org