Apache Thrift 0.23+ Mismatched Memory Mgmt Routines Vulnerability
CVE-2025-48431 Published on April 28, 2026
Apache Thrift: Specially crafted input can crash a c_glib Thrift server with invalid pointer error.
Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue.
Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-48431 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Mismatched Memory Management Routines
The application attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls a release function that is not compatible with the function that was originally used to allocate that resource.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-48431
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Thrift:- Before 0.23.0 is affected.