CVE-2025-6395

NameCVE-2025-6395
DescriptionA NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the GnuTLS software in _gnutls_figure_common_ciphersuite(). When it reads certain settings from a template file, it can allow an attacker to cause an out-of-bounds (OOB) NULL pointer write, resulting in memory corruption and a denial of service (DoS) that could crash the system.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gnutls28 (PTS)bullseye3.7.1-5+deb11u5vulnerable
bullseye (security)3.7.1-5+deb11u7vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)3.7.9-2+deb12u4vulnerable
trixie3.8.9-2vulnerable
sid3.8.9-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gnutls28source(unstable)3.8.9-3

Notes

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-help/2025-July/004883.html
Fixed by: https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/commit/23135619773e6ec087ff2abc65405bd4d5676bad (3.8.10)

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