Bug 2387636 (CVE-2025-8865)

Summary: CVE-2025-8865 yugabytedb: YugabyteDB null pointer dereference
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: asoldano, bbaranow, bmaxwell, brian.stansberry, cdewolf, darran.lofthouse, dkreling, dosoudil, fjuma, istudens, ivassile, iweiss, lgao, mosmerov, msochure, msvehla, nwallace, pesilva, pjindal, pmackay, rstancel, smaestri, tom.jenkinson
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A null pointer dereference flaw has been discovered in YugabyteDB. An authenticated attacker could exploit this to crash the YCQL tablet server, resulting in a denial of service.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-11 15:01:47 UTC
The YugabyteDB tablet server contains a flaw in its YCQL query handling that can trigger a null pointer dereference when processing certain malformed inputs. An authenticated attacker could exploit this issue to crash the YCQL tablet server, resulting in a denial of service.