CVE-2025-8734
Publication date 8 August 2025
Last updated 28 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Bison up to 3.8.2. This impacts the function code_free of the file src/scan-code.c. The manipulation leads to double free. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. The issue could not be reproduced from a GNU Bison 3.8.2 tarball run in a Fedora 42 container.
Why is this CVE low priority?
attack on the localhost
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bison | 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.3 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |