Red Hat Enterprise Linux up to 10 glib-networking BIO_write out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9/10. The impacted element is the function BIO_write of the component glib-networking. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-60018. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9/10. This affects the function BIO_write of the component glib-networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

glib-networking's OpenSSL backend fails to properly check the return value of a call to BIO_write(), resulting in an out of bounds read.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-60018 since 09/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/02/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266140 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60018), 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 (266140). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 266140
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60018

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/24/2025 CVE reserved
09/25/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
09/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/02/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: 226
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-60018 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325893

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2025 19:06
Updated: 10/02/2025 23:28
Changes: 09/25/2025 19:06 (66), 10/02/2025 23:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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