OSV-2025-42 Heap-use-after-free in r_list_free
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Published
Check this codebase for OSV-2025-42 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: OSV-2025-42 is an use after free vulnerability in radare2, published on 19 Jan 2025.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-42 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- radare2 (OSS-Fuzz): affected all versions; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-42/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-42/index.md)
A heap-use-after-free vulnerability in the binary analysis library allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2025-42?
OSV-2025-42 is an use after free vulnerability in radare2, published on 19 Jan 2025.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=390467754
Crash type: Heap-use-after-free READ 8
Crash state:
r_list_free
r_bin_bflt_free
r_bin_file_free
Which versions are affected by OSV-2025-42?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including radare2.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
radare2 OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2025-42?
No fix has been published for OSV-2025-42 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is OSV-2025-42 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-42 in the wild and no public exploit code.