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title: "CVE-2025-9301\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2025-9301

Publication date 21 August 2025

Last updated 7 August 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9301?format=md#priority-reason )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.3 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9301?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability was determined in cmake 4.1.20250725-gb5cce23. This affects
the function cmForEachFunctionBlocker::ReplayItems of the file
cmForEachCommand.cxx. This manipulation causes reachable assertion. The
attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly
disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name:
37e27f71bc356d880c908040cd0cb68fa2c371b8. It is suggested to install a
patch to address this issue.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9301?format=md#notes)

### Why is this CVE negligible priority?

This is just a DoS in cmake via an assert

[Learn more about Ubuntu priority](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cmake | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9301?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

This just causes cmake to reach an assertion, it has very little
security impact.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| cmake | * Upstream:   [37e27f7](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/commit/37e27f71bc356d880c908040cd0cb68fa2c371b8) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

CVSS v4.0

[CVSS v4.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9301?format=md)
[CVSS v3.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9301?format=md)

**Base score**

1.9 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Attack requirements | None |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Integrity impact | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Availability impact | Low |
  | Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Subsequent system - Integrity impact | None |
  | Subsequent system - Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 1.9 · Low |
  | Base + Threat score | - |
  | Base + Environmental score | - |
  | Base + Threat + Environmental score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-9301)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9301)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2025-9301)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-9301)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9301>
* <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TerUqQB8_lzJTwIBCBmE94zn7n-gOz4f/view?usp=sharing>
* <https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320906>
* <https://vuldb.com/?id.320906>
* <https://vuldb.com/?submit.632369>