CVE-2025-2588: Hercules Augeas fa.c re_case_expand null pointer dereference

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-404

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Hercules Augeas 1.14.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function re_case_expand of the file src/fa.c. The manipulation of the argument re leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Affected products

Red Hat, Inc. augeas: 1.14.1

References

https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852#issue-2905999609
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300568
https://vuldb.com/?id.300568
https://vuldb.com/?submit.517281
https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/issues/852#issue-2905999609

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