Radare2 up to 5.9.8 bochs_open memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Radare2 up to 5.9.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function bochs_open. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-60361. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Radare2 up to 5.9.8 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function bochs_open. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

radare2 v5.9.8 and before contains a memory leak in the function bochs_open.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-60361 since 09/26/2025. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271635 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60361), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (271635) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-34881). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 271635
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60361

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/26/2025 CVE reserved
10/17/2025 +21 days Advisory disclosed
10/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/28/2025 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-60361 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328937
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2025 18:11
Updated: 10/28/2025 09:16
Changes: 10/17/2025 18:11 (55), 10/21/2025 05:11 (1), 10/28/2025 09:16 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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