Out-of-Bounds Affecting elfutils package, versions <0.191-2ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2410-ELFUTILS-8731441
  • published18 Mar 2025
  • disclosed17 Feb 2025

Introduced: 17 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-1365  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.10 elfutils to version 0.191-2ubuntu0.1 or higher.

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:24.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This affects the function process_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument D/a leads to buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 5e5c0394d82c53e97750fe7b18023e6f84157b81. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1