axboe fio options.c str_buffer_pattern_cb null pointer dereference
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-404Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in axboe fio up to 3.41. This affects the function str_buffer_pattern_cb of the file options.c. Performing manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00151 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| axboe | fio | 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6; 3.7; 3.8; 3.9; 3.10; 3.11; 3.12; 3.13; 3.14; 3.15; 3.16; 3.17; 3.18; 3.19; 3.20; 3.21; 3.22; 3.23; 3.24; 3.25; 3.26; 3.27; 3.28; 3.29; 3.30; 3.31; 3.32; 3.33; 3.34; 3.35; 3.36; 3.37; 3.38; 3.39; 3.40; 3.41 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- fio Vendoraxboe Affected 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6; 3.7; 3.8; 3.9; 3.10; 3.11; 3.12; 3.13; 3.14; 3.15; 3.16; 3.17; 3.18; 3.19; 3.20; 3.21; 3.22; 3.23; 3.24; 3.25; 3.26; 3.27; 3.28; 3.29; 3.30; 3.31; 3.32; 3.33; 3.34; 3.35; 3.36; 3.37; 3.38; 3.39; 3.40; 3.41 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg45-43v5-3rqm
References
More axboe vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09914 axboe fio init.c __parse_jobs_ini use after free CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-10823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg45-43v5-3rqm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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