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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-60019 is a low-severity reliability issue in glib-networking's OpenSSL backend. Under out-of-memory conditions, missing allocation checks could cause an invalid memory write, with expected impact limited to reduced availability rather than data theft or privilege gain.
Executive priority
Treat as routine patch management unless local evidence shows important services depend on the affected OpenSSL backend. The documented impact is low availability degradation, not confidentiality or integrity loss.
Technical view
The issue is described as unchecked memory allocation return handling in glib-networking/tls/openssl/gtlsbio.c, affecting paths using g_tls_bio_new_from_iostream() and g_tls_bio_new_from_datagram_based(). CVSS 3.1 is 3.7 with high attack complexity and low availability impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to systems using glib-networking's OpenSSL backend. The bundle names glib-networking 2.60, while Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 10 entries are marked default unaffected.
Exploitation context
No provided source states active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The described trigger depends on an out-of-memory condition, which aligns with high attack complexity and limited availability impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports an unchecked allocation failure leading to possible invalid memory write during TLS BIO creation. Source details do not establish a public exploit, broad product impact, or a specific fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Check GNOME and operating-system vendor guidance for fixed glib-networking packages.
- Update glib-networking when a vendor-supported fix is available.
- Prioritize internet-facing services that depend on glib-networking TLS functionality.
- Track Red Hat status separately because listed RHEL releases are marked default unaffected.
Validation and detection
- Inventory installed glib-networking versions across Linux assets.
- Identify applications using glib-networking with the OpenSSL backend.
- Compare package versions against GNOME and distribution advisories.
- Confirm whether affected assets are exposed to untrusted network traffic.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L2.21.4redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.7LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-60019CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2398140CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib-networking/-/issues/227CVE reference, redhat
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