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CVE-2019-25085: GNOME gvdb gvdb-builder.c gvdb_table_write_contents_async use after free

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNOME gvdb. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function gvdb_table_write_contents_async of the file gvdb-builder.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The name of the patch is d83587b2a364eb9a9a53be7e6a708074e252de14. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216789 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

• GNOME Gvariant Database: before 2019-06-27 — fixed in 2019-06-27

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNOME Gvariant Database 2019-06-27. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/GNOME/gvdb/commit/d83587b2a364eb9a9a53be7e6a708074e252de14
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216789
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216789
• https://github.com/GNOME/gvdb/commit/d83587b2a364eb9a9a53be7e6a708074e252de14
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216789
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216789

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