Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability was discovered in fs/inode/fs_inoderemove code of the Apache NuttX RTOS that allowed root filesystem inode removal leading to a debug assert trigger (that is disabled by default), NULL pointer dereference (handled differently depending on the target architecture), or in general, a Denial of Service.

This issue affects Apache NuttX RTOS: from 10.0.0 before 12.10.0.

Users of filesystem based services with write access that were exposed over the network (i.e. FTP) are affected and recommended to upgrade to version 12.10.0 that fixes the issue.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:45:00 +0900

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:nuttx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:15:00 +0900

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:30:00 +0900

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:45:00 +0900

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache nuttx
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache nuttx

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Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:30:00 +0900

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Description Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability was discovered in fs/inode/fs_inoderemove code of the Apache NuttX RTOS that allowed root filesystem inode removal leading to a debug assert trigger (that is disabled by default), NULL pointer dereference (handled differently depending on the target architecture), or in general, a Denial of Service. This issue affects Apache NuttX RTOS: from 10.0.0 before 12.10.0. Users of filesystem based services with write access that were exposed over the network (i.e. FTP) are affected and recommended to upgrade to version 12.10.0 that fixes the issue.
Title Apache NuttX RTOS: fs/inode: fs_inoderemove root inode removal
Weaknesses CWE-763
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T20:06:13.296Z

Reserved: 2025-05-26T00:41:34.307Z

Link: CVE-2025-48768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-01T17:07:55.346Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-01T17:15:43.097

Modified: 2026-01-06T14:39:02.797

Link: CVE-2025-48768

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-05T19:14:56Z

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