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CVE-2025-50950:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-50950 affects Audiofile version 0.3.7, which contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the ModuleState::setup function. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 23, 2025 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference that occurs in the ModuleState::setup function of Audiofile v0.3.7. The issue has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability can lead to a crash of the application through a NULL pointer dereference, potentially causing a denial of service condition. This is particularly significant as it affects the availability of systems using the Audiofile library (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Multiple Linux distributions including Debian have marked their packages as vulnerable and are working on updates. The affected versions include Debian bullseye (0.3.6-5), bookworm, and other distributions (Debian Tracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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