CVE-2025-61043Patch

LOWCVSS 9.1 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been discovered in Monkey's Audio 11.31, specifically in the CAPECharacterHelper::GetUTF16FromUTF8 function. The issue arises from improper handling of the length of the input UTF-8 string, causing the function to read past the memory boundary. This vulnerability may result in a crash or expose sensitive data.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-125

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 5 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 3 signals
  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 3 mentions (2026-03-19); latest day: 2
  • 5 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline5 mentions / 2d
01223Mentions · 2026-03-19: 3Mentions · 2026-04-18: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-19: 3Technical Details · 2026-03-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-18: 203-1904-18
Signal classification2 categories
Patch
360.0%
Disclosure
240.0%
Referenced assets5 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-193
Patch3
2026-04-182
Disclosure2
Full discourse5 posts
  • Ferramentas Linux@Cezar_H_Linux
    Disclosure

    Evergreen Linux security: Monkey's Audio out-of-bounds read (CVE-2025-61043) Not just #Fedora – check Ubuntu, Rocky Linux , SUSE. Read more: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4zb2x7cm https://t.co/BgeFUdjRUz

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the out‑of‑bounds read vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑61043) affecting Monkey’s Audio on multiple Linux distributions, pointing readers to a link for further details.

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  • Ferramentas Linux@Cezar_H_Linux
    Disclosure

    CVE-2025-61043 (out-of-bounds read in libMAC) affects Aqualung on #Fedora, #Ubuntu, #RockyLinux , #SUSE. Read more: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2y579jrb https://t.co/u5c47EWCpU

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2025-61043, an out‑of‑bounds read in libMAC affecting Aqualung on several Linux distributions.

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  • Ferramentas Linux@Cezar_H_Linux
    Patch

    For those running #Fedora 44, specifically check your Monkey's Audio (mac) version today. Update 12.50 is out with a fix for CVE-2025-61043. It's a serious parser vulnerability. Read more: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yv2s5wy6 #Security https://t.co/tgpRw2jLFG

    Post summary

    Fedora 44 users are advised to update Monkey's Audio to version 12.50, which includes a fix for CVE‑2025‑61043, a serious parser vulnerability.

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    1.5K followersView on X
  • Ferramentas Linux@Cezar_H_Linux
    Patch

    Critical security patch for #Fedora 44's Aqualung music player. The update addresses CVE-2025-61043 by upgrading the Monkey's Audio Codec to version 12.50. Read more: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3tzf646p #Security https://t.co/1GmwH8oqI1

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a critical update for Fedora 44’s Aqualung music player that fixes CVE‑2025‑61043 by upgrading the Monkey’s Audio Codec, but it does not provide exploit details or indicate active exploitation.

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  • ThreatCluster@threatcluster
    Patch

    Fedora 44 releases security fixes for CVE-2025-61043 in Monkey's Audio and Aqualung on March 19 2026. Users should update the packages via dnf to mitigate exploitation risk. #Linux https://threatcluster.io/cluster/critical-update-for-cve-2025-61043-in-fedora-44-music-applic-3d774e8f

    Post summary

    Fedora 44 releases security fixes for CVE‑2025‑61043 in Monkey’s Audio and Aqualung; users are urged to update packages via dnf to mitigate exploitation risk.

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    106 followersView on X

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