CVE-2025-64169 — Wazuh NULL pointer dereference in fim_alert line 666

CVE-2025-64169

Wazuh NULL pointer dereference in fim_alert line 666 PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. From version 3.7.0 to before 4.12.0, fim_alert() implementation does not check whether oldsum->md5 is NULL or not before dereferencing it. A compromised agent can cause a crash of analysisd by sending a specially crafted message to the wazuh manager. This issue has been patched in version 4.12.0.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
wazuh / wazuh	affected >= 3.7.0, < 4.12.0

CWE

CWE-252, CWE-476

References

https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/security/advisories/GHSA-hc35-h924-8596

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

No English description supplied.

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