Write-what-where Condition Affecting zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr package, versions [,4.2.0-rc2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ZEPHYRPROJECTRTOSZEPHYR-12946169
  • published22 Sept 2025
  • disclosed19 Sept 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-7403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-123  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr to version 4.2.0-rc2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Write-what-where Condition via the bt_conn_tx_processor function. An attacker can achieve precise memory corruption by triggering a use-after-free condition that allows writing attacker-controlled data before memory is zeroed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1