CVE-2025-48768 (GCVE-0-2025-48768)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-01 16:14 – Updated: 2026-01-01 17:07
VLAI?
Title
Apache NuttX RTOS: fs/inode: fs_inoderemove root inode removal
Summary
Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability was discovered in fs/inode/fs_inoderemove code of the Apache NuttX RTOS that allowed root filesystem inode removal leading to a debug assert trigger (that is disabled by default), NULL pointer dereference (handled differently depending on the target architecture), or in general, a Denial of Service. This issue affects Apache NuttX RTOS: from 10.0.0 before 12.10.0. Users of filesystem based services with write access that were exposed over the network (i.e. FTP) are affected and recommended to upgrade to version 12.10.0 that fixes the issue.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-763 - Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache NuttX RTOS Affected: 10.0.0 , < 12.10.0 (semver)
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Credits
Liu, Richard Jiayang <rjliu3@illinois.edu> Liu, Richard Jiayang <rjliu3@illinois.edu> Alan Carvalho de Assis <acassis@apache.org> Tomek CEDRO <cederom@apache.org> Xiang Xiao <xiaoxiang@apache.org> Jiuzhu Dong <jiuzhudong@apache.org>
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