High severity · published Jun 2, 2025
CVE-2025-48990
NeKernel has Heap Overflow in `rt_copy_memory`
8.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
nekernel · nekernel-org
= 0.0.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48990
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48990
github.com
https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel/commit/fb7b7f658327f659c6a6da1af151cb389c2ca4ee
github.com
https://github.com/nekernel-org/nekernel/security/advisories/GHSA-jvvh-fp57-2p32
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