Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting elfutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-ELFUTILS-8731406
  • published18 Mar 2025
  • disclosed17 Feb 2025

Introduced: 17 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-1376  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 elfutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils package and not the elfutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1