CVE-2025-62491

NameCVE-2025-62491
DescriptionA Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability exists in the QuickJS engine's standard library when iterating over the global list of unhandled rejected promises (ts->rejected_promise_list). * The function js_std_promise_rejection_check attempts to iterate over the rejected_promise_list to report unhandled rejections using a standard list loop. * The reason for a promise rejection is processed inside the loop, including calling js_std_dump_error1(ctx, rp->reason). * If the promise rejection reason is an Error object that defines a custom property getter (e.g., via Object.defineProperty), this getter is executed during the error dumping process. * The malicious custom getter can execute JavaScript code that calls catch() on the same rejected promise being processed. * Calling catch() internally triggers js_std_promise_rejection_tracker, which then removes and frees the current promise entry (JSRejectedPromiseEntry) from the rejected_promise_list. * Since the list iteration continues using the now-freed memory pointer (el), the subsequent loop access results in a Use-After-Free condition.
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Debian Bugs1118231

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
quickjs (PTS)forky, sid, trixie2025.04.26-1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
quickjssource(unstable)(unfixed)1118231

Notes

https://issuetracker.google.com/434195203
Fixed n the 2025-09-13 release (https://bellard.org/quickjs/Changelog)

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