CVE-2025-48431
Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-48431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-762, CWE-763
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209581
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-209581- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ppv5-592p-g5q4
Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings. ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ppv5-592p-g5q4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-762, CWE-763
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-48431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-762, CWE-763
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2025-48431
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2025-48431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-48431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-762
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-85014 No score
CVE-2025-48431 affecting package thrift for versions less than 0.15.0-6
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.
- Record
AZL-85014- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-thrift-2025-48431 No score
Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.
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.
- Record
BIT-thrift-2025-48431- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- apache thrift
- apache software foundation thrift
- red hat cryostat 4 on rhel 9
- red hat multicluster global hub
- red hat openshift service mesh 2
- red hat advanced cluster management for kubernetes 2
- red hat advanced cluster management for kubernetes 2.14
- red hat advanced cluster management for kubernetes 2.15
- red hat advanced cluster management for kubernetes 2.16
- red hat ai inference server
- red hat ceph storage 5
- red hat ceph storage 6
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
thriftAlpine:v3.24 |
before 0.23.0-r0 | 0.23.0-r0 |
thriftAzure Linux:3 |
before 0.15.0-6 | 0.15.0-6 |
thriftBitnami |
before 0.23.0 | 0.23.0 |
thriftDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.0-20.17.0-30.17.0-40.18.1-10.18.1-2 Show 16 moreShow less0.19.0-10.19.0-20.19.0-2.10.19.0-2.1~exp10.19.0-30.19.0-40.20.0-10.22.0-10.22.0-20.22.0-30.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2 |
None known |
thriftDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-40.20.0-10.22.0-10.22.0-20.22.0-3 Show 6 moreShow less0.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-20.23.0-30.24.0-10.24.0-2 |
None known |
thriftDebian:14 |
before 0.23.0-3, plus listed versions 0.19.0-40.20.0-10.22.0-10.22.0-20.22.0-30.22.0-40.23.0-10.23.0-2 |
0.23.0-3 |
thriftUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.11.0-60.13.0-2build10.13.0-2build2 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.13.0-6ubuntu10.13.0-6ubuntu20.13.0-6ubuntu30.13.0-70.16.0-2 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17.0-40.19.0-20.19.0-2build10.19.0-2.1build40.19.0-2.1build5 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-4build1 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.22.0-3ubuntu10.23.0-30.23.0-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
thriftUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19.0-4build10.22.0-30.22.0-3ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-48431 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Thrift, published April 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in thrift 0.23.0-r0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwql
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/8
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48431
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463410
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-48431.json
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48431
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ppv5-592p-g5q4
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-48431
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48431
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48431
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48431