Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting fastdds package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-FASTDDS-14047989
  • published19 Nov 2025
  • disclosed3 Feb 2026

Introduced: 19 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-64438  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 fastdds.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fastdds package and not the fastdds package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

Fast DDS is a C++ implementation of the DDS (Data Distribution Service) standard of the OMG (Object Management Group ). Prior to versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11, a remotely triggerable Out-of-Memory (OOM) denial-of-service exists in Fast -DDS when processing RTPS GAP submessages under RELIABLE QoS. By sending a tiny GAP packet with a huge gap range (gapList .base - gapStart), an attacker drives StatefulReader::processGapMsg() into an unbounded loop that inserts millions of s equence numbers into WriterProxy::changes_received_ (std::set), causing multi-GB heap growth and process termination. No authentication is required beyond network reachability to the reader on the DDS domain. In environments without an RSS limit (non-ASan / unlimited), memory consumption was observed to rise to ~64 GB. Versions 3.4.1, 3.3.1, and 2.6.11 patch t he issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1