An issue in fluent-bit v.3.7.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
An issue in fluent-bit v.3.7.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the cfl_list_size in cfl_list.h:165.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00207 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-29478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57cc-74xg-cqvg
References
More FluentBit Fluent Bit vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-17419 fluent-bit 2.2.2 contains a Use-After-Free vulnerability in /fluent-bit/plugins/custom_calyptia/calyptia.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-15728 In Fluent Bit 2.1.8 through 2.2.1, a NULL pointer dereference can be caused via an… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04026 Fluent Bit Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-21547 An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, a wrong variable is used to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-21546 An issue was discovered in Treasure Data Fluent Bit 1.7.1, erroneous parsing in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-21097 An issue in fluent-bit v.3.7.2 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the function consume_event. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-29478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-29478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57cc-74xg-cqvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-29478 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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