Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-25260
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in the elfutils package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at readelf.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | elfutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25260 |
| Debian:13 | elfutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25260 |
| Debian:14 | elfutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25260 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | elfutils | 0.186-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7369-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | elfutils | 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7369-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | elfutils | 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25260 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L