Input validation error in LibRaw - CVE-2025-43964

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Input validation error in LibRaw - CVE-2025-43964

Published: April 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107891
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43964
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the phase_one_correct() function in decoders/load_mfbacks.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

LibRaw
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Package Hub 15
Desktop Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Anolis OS
Fedora
libraw15 (Ubuntu package)
libraw16 (Ubuntu package)
libraw-bin (Ubuntu package)
libraw-devel-static
libraw-devel
libraw16-debuginfo
libraw-debugsource
libraw-debuginfo
libraw16
libraw19 (Ubuntu package)
libraw20 (Ubuntu package)
libraw20
libraw-tools-debuginfo
libraw-tools
libraw20-64bit-debuginfo
libraw20-64bit
libraw20-debuginfo
libraw20-32bit-debuginfo
libraw20-32bit
LibRaw-debuginfo
LibRaw-devel
LibRaw-debugsource
LibRaw
LibRaw-samples
LibRaw-static
LibRaw-doc
libraw23
libraw23-debuginfo
libraw23-64bit
libraw23-64bit-debuginfo
libraw23-32bit-debuginfo
libraw23-32bit
libraw23t64 (Ubuntu package)
mingw-LibRaw
darktable
digikam

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43964

Install updates from vendor's website.

LibRaw - update to 0.21.4
libraw15 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libraw16 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libraw-bin (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 0.19.5-1ubuntu1.4, 0.20.2-2ubuntu2.22.04.2, 0.21.2-2.1ubuntu0.24.04.1, 0.21.2-2.1ubuntu0.24.10.1, 0.21.3-1ubuntu0.25.04.1
libraw-devel-static - addressed in versions 0.15.4-45.1, 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1, 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw-devel - addressed in versions 0.15.4-45.1, 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1, 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw16-debuginfo - update to 0.18.9-150000.3.30.1
libraw-debugsource - addressed in versions 0.18.9-150000.3.30.1, 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1, 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw-debuginfo - update to 0.18.9-150000.3.30.1
libraw16 - update to 0.18.9-150000.3.30.1
libraw19 (Ubuntu package) - update to 0.19.5-1ubuntu1.4
libraw20 (Ubuntu package) - update to 0.20.2-2ubuntu2.22.04.2
libraw20 - update to 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1
libraw-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1, 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw-tools - addressed in versions 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1, 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw20-64bit-debuginfo - update to 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1
libraw20-64bit - update to 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1
libraw20-debuginfo - update to 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1
libraw20-32bit-debuginfo - update to 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1
libraw20-32bit - update to 0.20.2-150400.3.16.1
LibRaw-debuginfo - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw-devel - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw-debugsource - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw-devel - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw-samples - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw-static - update to 0.21.1-4
LibRaw-doc - update to 0.21.1-4
libraw23 - update to 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw23-debuginfo - update to 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw23-64bit - update to 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw23-64bit-debuginfo - update to 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw23-32bit-debuginfo - update to 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw23-32bit - update to 0.21.1-150600.3.5.1
libraw23t64 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 0.21.2-2.1ubuntu0.24.04.1, 0.21.2-2.1ubuntu0.24.10.1, 0.21.3-1ubuntu0.25.04.1
mingw-LibRaw - addressed in versions 0.21.4-1.fc40, 0.21.4-1.fc41, 0.21.4-1.fc42
darktable - addressed in versions 5.2.0-1.fc41, 5.2.0-1.fc42
digikam - addressed in versions 8.6.0-4.fc40, 8.6.0-4.fc41, 8.6.0-4.fc42

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