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CVE-2025-48431: Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-28 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-762

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0 — fixed in 0.23.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift 0.23.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwql
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/28/8
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24539
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25273
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27126
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28010
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36882
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48431
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463410
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-48431.json

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