Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2025-47711

Nbdkit: nbdkit-server: off-by-one error when processing block status may lead to a denial of service

publishedCWE-193

There's a flaw in the nbdkit server when handling responses from its plugins regarding the status of data blocks. If a client makes a specific request for a very large data range, and a plugin responds with an even larger single block, the nbdkit server can encounter a critical internal error, leading to a denial-of-service.

Technical severity6.5 mediumCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat
Published2025-06-09Source updated 2026-11-05
Collected2026-11-052 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority


nbdkit
https://nbdkit.org/
≥ 1.11.10; < 1.38.6 (affected, semver)
≥ 1.40.0; < 1.40.6 (affected, semver)
≥ 1.42.0; < 1.42.3 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat
nbdkit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
nbdkit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
virt:rhel/nbdkit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
Red Hat
virt:8.2/nbdkit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization
Red Hat
virt:av/nbdkit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
nbdkit
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 6.5
medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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