CVE-2022-25310 Null dereference in fribidi
An attacker can cause a denial of service by providing a specially crafted file to the Fribidi library, triggering a segmentation fault.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-25310?
CVE-2022-25310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 6 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25310?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gnu Fribidi, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25310?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-25310 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25310 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-25310, AZL-10888, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25310, GHSA-rmjj-m2vr-q2x2, JLSEC-2025-172, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25310.