Memory Safety Vulnerabilities in NeKernal Operating System Stack
CVE-2025-52568

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nekernel-org

Status
Nekernel
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-52568?

NeKernal, an open-source operating system stack, has several memory safety issues in versions prior to 0.0.3. These vulnerabilities arise from unchecked memory operations, unsafe typecasting, and poor input validation, potentially resulting in memory corruption, disk image corruption, denial of service, and even code execution. Users are urged to upgrade to version 0.0.3 or later to mitigate these risks effectively.

Affected Version(s)

nekernel < 0.0.3

References

https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel/security/advisor...
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https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel/pull/35
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https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel/pull/36
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CVSS V4

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-52568 : Memory Safety Vulnerabilities in NeKernal Operating System Stack