CVE-2025-11677

NameCVE-2025-11677
DescriptionUse After Free in WebSocket server implementation in lws_handshake_server in warmcat libwebsockets may allow an attacker, in specific configurations where the user provides a callback function that handles LWS_CALLBACK_HTTP_CONFIRM_UPGRADE, to achieve denial of service.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1118747

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libwebsockets (PTS)bullseye4.0.20-2vulnerable
bookworm4.1.6-3vulnerable
trixie4.3.5-1vulnerable
forky, sid4.3.5-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libwebsocketssource(unstable)4.3.5-31118747

Notes

[trixie] - libwebsockets <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - libwebsockets <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://libwebsockets.org/git/libwebsockets/commit?id=2f082ec31261f556969160143ba94875d783971a

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