VDB-325891 · CVE-2025-60019 · ID 227

Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 10 glib-networking null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9/10. Impacted is an unknown function of the component glib-networking. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-60019. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9/10. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component glib-networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

glib-networking's OpenSSL backend fails to properly check the return value of memory allocation routines. An out of memory condition could potentially result in writing to an invalid memory location.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-60019 since 09/24/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266124 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60019), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (266124). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Red Hat

Name

Enterprise Linux

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 266124
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60019

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

09/24/2025 CVE reserved
09/25/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
09/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/03/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: 227
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-60019 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325891

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2025 19:06
Updated: 10/03/2025 04:04
Changes: 09/25/2025 19:06 (65), 10/03/2025 04:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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