Memory corruption in fribidi
Priority LOW 25CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A segmentation fault (SEGV) flaw was found in the Fribidi package and affects the fribidi_remove_bidi_marks() function of the lib/fribidi.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to pass a specially crafted file to Fribidi, leading to a crash and causing a denial of service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00484 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | fribidi | Fixed in v1.0.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- fribidi Vendor— Affected Fixed in v1.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:8011 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatefribidi security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) fribidi-1.0.10-6.el9.2, fribidi-devel-1.0.10-6.el9.2
- RHSA-2022:7514 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderatefribidi security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) fribidi-1.0.4-9.el8, fribidi-devel-1.0.4-9.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7514 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8011 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25310
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmjj-m2vr-q2x2
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-25310 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-25310 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmjj-m2vr-q2x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-25310 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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