4.8

CVE-2025-2588: augeas Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 4.8v4.0MediumAnalyzed
AliasesMGASA-2025-0128SUSE-SU-2025:01534-1SUSE-SU-2025:01754-1
Published 21-03-2025Last modified 21-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-2588 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in augeas. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CGA-64R7-HW42-HJ5Q

Timeline

  1. 21-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Hercules Augeas 1.14.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function re_case_expand of the file src/fa.c. The manipulation of the argument re leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS metrics

11 scores · 5 sources · 4 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

18%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Augeas

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse10 products
  • augeas&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1< 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1
  • augeas&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 1.10.1-150000.3.15.1
  • augeas&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 1.12.0-150400.3.8.1
  • augeas&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4< 1.12.0-150400.3.8.1
  • augeas&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5< 1.12.0-150400.3.8.1
Chainguard2 products
  • augeas< 1.14.1-r1
  • augeas-dev< 1.14.1-r1
Opensuse2 products
  • augeas&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 1.14.1-150600.3.3.1
  • augeas&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.14.1-2.1
Augeas1 product
Debian1 product
  • augeas< 1.14.0-1+deb12u1 | < 1.14.1-1.1~deb13u1 | < 1.14.1-1.1
Hercules1 product
Mageia1 product
  • augeas< 1.12.0-4.1.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
  • augeasAll versions (No fix recorded)

8 vendors · 19 products

References

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