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TI-2025-32663 Aliases CVE-2025-52568

NeKernal Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in mkfs.hefs

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

NeKernal is a free and open-source operating system stack. Prior to version 0.0.3, there are several memory safety issues that can lead to memory corruption, disk image corruption, denial of service, and potential code execution. These issues stem from unchecked memory operations, unsafe typecasting, and improper input validation. This issue has been patched in version 0.0.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00529 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed nekernel (nekernel-org): 0.0.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nekernel-orgnekernelbefore 0.0.30.0.3Patch availableCNA
  • nekernel Vendornekernel-org Affected before 0.0.3 Fixed in 0.0.3 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA nekernel (nekernel-org) Fixed in 0.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52568

References

Other 5

  • TI-2025-31118 NeKernel has Heap Overflow in `rt_copy_memory` CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6

Sources

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