Description
Mismatched Memory Management Routines vulnerability in Apache Thrift c_glib language bindings.
This issue affects Apache Thrift: before 0.23.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.23.0, which fixes the issue.
Description: Specially crafted requests can crash an c_glib-based Thrift server with a clean but fatal "free(): invalid pointer" error message.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Thrift | < 0.23.0 | 0.23.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | thrift | 0.23.0-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | thrift | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | thrift | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | thrift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | thrift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | thrift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | thrift | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | thrift | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | thrift | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | thrift | 0.23.0-r0 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | thrift | 0.15.0-6 | — |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-3623 IBM DataPower Gateway: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0431 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in IBM DataPower Gateway en onderliggende componenten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Oct 16, 2026
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/lb4j0zyd5f3g36cos0wql925przpnwql vendor-advisory