NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mbedtls3 package, versions <3.6.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-MBEDTLS3-17301541
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed20 Jul 2025

Introduced: 20 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-48965  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 mbedtls3 to version 3.6.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mbedtls3 package and not the mbedtls3 package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mbed TLS before 3.6.4 has a NULL pointer dereference because mbedtls_asn1_store_named_data can trigger conflicting data with val.p of NULL but val.len greater than zero.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1