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Red Hat Security Advisory: capstone security update

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Medium
Published: 03/19/2026 (03/19/2026, 21:35:07 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the Capstone disassembly framework used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. The first is a memory corruption issue caused by an unchecked vsnprintf return (CVE-2025-68114). The second is a heap buffer overflow via the skipdata callback (CVE-2025-67873), which could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security update to address these issues in the capstone package version 4.0.2-11.el9_2. The vulnerabilities are rated with moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security.

Affected software

redhat/capstone
pkg:rpm/redhat/capstone
Affected versions
=4.0.2-11.el9_2

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AILast updated: 08/21/2026, 16:35:08 UTC

Technical Analysis

Capstone, a disassembly framework for binary analysis, contains two vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-68114 involves memory corruption due to an unchecked vsnprintf return, and CVE-2025-67873 involves a heap buffer overflow via the skipdata callback. These flaws could allow denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has released an updated capstone package (4.0.2-11.el9_2) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to fix these issues. The advisory references these CVEs and provides updated packages for multiple architectures. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the issues are rated as moderate severity.

Potential Impact

The heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-67873) can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution, which could allow attackers to disrupt services or execute malicious code. The memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2025-68114) may also cause instability or security issues. Both vulnerabilities affect the capstone library used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, potentially impacting systems that use this framework for binary analysis or reverse engineering.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released an updated capstone package version 4.0.2-11.el9_2 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this security update promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed instructions on applying the update, refer to Red Hat's official article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2026:5123
Cve Count
2
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-68114"]

Threat ID: 6a27e9928dd33fbd8516a1f1

Added to database: 06/09/2026, 10:23:14 UTC

Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 16:35:08 UTC

Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:30 UTC

Views: 115

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