NULL pointer dereference in YugabyteDB
Priority LOW 18CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
The YugabyteDB tablet server contains a flaw in its YCQL query handling that can trigger a null pointer dereference when processing certain malformed inputs. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to crash the YCQL tablet server, resulting in a denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial YugabyteDB (YugabyteDB Inc): 2024.1.3.0, 2024.2.2.5, 2.20.9.0Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YugabyteDB | YugabyteDB | 2024.1.0.0 to before 2024.1.3.0; 2024.2.0.0 to before 2024.2.2.5; 2.20.0.0 to before 2.20.9.0 | 2024.1.3.0, 2024.2.2.5, 2.20.9.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- YugabyteDB VendorYugabyteDB Affected 2024.1.0.0 to before 2024.1.3.0; 2024.2.0.0 to before 2024.2.2.5; 2.20.0.0 to before 2.20.9.0 Fixed in 2024.1.3.0, 2024.2.2.5, 2.20.9.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA YugabyteDB (YugabyteDB Inc) Fixed in 2024.1.3.0, 2024.2.2.5, 2.20.9.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8865
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h268-g7j5-rm2g
More YugabyteDB vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27623 YugabyteDB v2.21.1.0 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the "insert into" parameter. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-00545 Remote code execution in YugabyteDB CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17471 The software is vulnerable when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00707 Arbitrary File Write in High Availability Backup Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00544 Server-side request forgery in YugabyteDB Anywhere CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05529 Prometheus Metrics Accessible Pre-Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-8865 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8865 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h268-g7j5-rm2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-8865 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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