CVE-2025-59351
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Publication date: 2025-09-17

Last updated on: 2025-09-18

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Dragonfly is an open source P2P-based file distribution and image acceleration system. Prior to 2.1.0, the first return value of a function is dereferenced even when the function returns an error. This can result in a nil dereference, and cause code to panic. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.0.
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Published
2025-09-17
Last Modified
2025-09-18
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-17
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-59351
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Vendor Product Version / Range
linuxfoundation dragonfly to 2.1.0 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-476 The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs in Dragonfly versions prior to 2.1.0, where a function's first return value is dereferenced even if the function returns an error. This can lead to a nil pointer dereference, causing the program to panic (crash). The issue is fixed in version 2.1.0.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the Dragonfly system to crash unexpectedly due to a nil pointer dereference. This may lead to denial of service or interruption of file distribution and image acceleration services.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade Dragonfly to version 2.1.0 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability that causes a nil dereference and code panic.

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