Vulnerability in NeKernal (CVE-2025-48990)
Summary
Vulnerability in NeKernal (CVE-2025-48990). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via rt_copy_memory.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
NeKernal is a free and open-source operating system stack. Version 0.0.2 has a 1-byte heap overflow in rt_copy_memory, which unconditionally wrote a null terminator at dst[len]. When len equals the size of the destination buffer (256 bytes), that extra '\0' write overruns the buffer by one byte. To avoid breaking existing callers or changing the public API, the patch in commit fb7b7f658327f659c6a6da1af151cb389c2ca4ee takes a minimal approach: it simply removes the overflow-causing line without adding bounds checks or altering the function signature.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-48990 has been found in NeKernal.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like rt_copy_memory over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "NeKernal CVE-2025-48990" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-48990 (NeKernal) — CWE-122
Attack surface: rt_copy_memory / len
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-122) exists in NeKernal. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via rt_copy_memory.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of NeKernal. Attack surface: rt_copy_memory / len.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'NeKernal' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'NeKernal' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
NeKernalを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com