SB2025092571 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for firebird

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SB2025092571 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for firebird

Published: September 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025092571
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54989)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the parsing of XDR messages. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24975)

CWE-ID: CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling when using ExtConnPool. A remote user can gain unauthorized access an encrypted database or crash the application. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References