CVE-2025-5644 | Radare2 5.9.9 radiff2 /libr/cons/cons.c r_cons_flush -T use after free (Issue 24233)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Radare2 5.9.9. Affected by this issue is the function r_cons_flush in the library /libr/cons/cons.c of the component radiff2. The manipulation of the argument -T leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-5644. Local access is required to approach this attack. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.
It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
The documentation explains that the parameter -T is experimental and "crashy". Further analysis has shown "the race is not a real problem unless you use asan". A new warning has been added.