Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2025-48431Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Apache Thrift from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue. Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | thrift | 0.23.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Debian:12 | thrift | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Debian:13 | thrift | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Debian:14 | thrift | 0.23.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | thrift | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | 0 – before 0.23.0 |
Weakness: CWE-762, CWE-763 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwql vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/8
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48431 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2463410 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-48431.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28010 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24539 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25273 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27126 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT