CVE catalog

CVE-2025-65409

recutils: CVE-2025-65409

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Dec 30, 2025, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

A divide-by-zero in the encryption/decryption routines of GNU Recutils v1.9 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting an empty value as a password.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	recutils	sid	`1.9-4`	vulnerable
Debian	recutils	forky	`1.9-4`	vulnerable
Debian	recutils	bookworm	`1.9-2`	vulnerable
Opensuse	gnu-recutils	tumbleweed	`1.9-3.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	recutils	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	recutils	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	recutils	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	gnu-recutils	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.9-3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10000-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[librec1]Affected
Source package: [recutils]
Details (2)
- 1.9-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · recutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · recutils · debian · 12
- 1.9-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · recutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · recutils · debian · 12
[librec-dev]Affected
Source package: [recutils]
Details (2)
- 1.9-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · recutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · recutils · debian · 12
- 1.9-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · recutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · recutils · debian · 12
[recutils]Affected
Details (2)
- 1.9-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · recutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · recutils · debian · 12
- 1.9-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · recutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · recutils · debian · 12

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[gnu-recutils-devel]Unknown
Source package: [gnu-recutils]
Details (1)
- 1.9-3.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9-3.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · gnu-recutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[gnu-recutils-lang]Unknown
Source package: [gnu-recutils]
Details (1)
- 1.9-3.5 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9-3.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · gnu-recutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[librec1]Unknown
Source package: [gnu-recutils]
Details (1)
- 1.9-3.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9-3.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · gnu-recutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[readrec0]Unknown
Source package: [gnu-recutils]
Details (1)
- 1.9-3.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9-3.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · gnu-recutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[testrec0]Unknown
Source package: [gnu-recutils]
Details (1)
- 1.9-3.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9-3.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · gnu-recutils · opensuse · tumbleweed
[gnu-recutils]Fixed
Source package: [gnu-recutils]
Details (1)
- 1.9-3.5 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9-3.1
  dsa · gnu-recutils · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 7:43:57 AM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]