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Debian 11: Critical Recursion Vulnerability CVE-2025-48924 DLA-4262-1

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 1, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance your libcommons-lang-java library to address a severe uncontrolled recursion vulnerability that may lead to a StackOverflowError.
A vulnerability has been discovered in libcommons-lang-java, a set of Java classes that provide helper methods for standard Java classes
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security advisory critical debian uncontrolled recursion libcommons-lang-java stackoverflow

Summary

CVE-2025-48924

An uncontrolled recursion vulnerability was discovered in
ClassUtils.getClass() that could lead to a StackOverflowError on
very long inputs.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
2.6-9+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libcommons-lang-java packages.

For the detailed security status of libcommons-lang-java please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libcommons-lang-java

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: libcommons-lang-java
Version: 2.6-9+deb11u1
CVE ID: CVE-2025-48924
Debian Bug: 1109126

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security advisory critical debian uncontrolled recursion libcommons-lang-java stackoverflow

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