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Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-1371GNU elfutils eu-read readelf.c handle_dynamic_symtab null pointer dereference

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity null pointer dereference in elfutils from GNU. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function handle_dynamic_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-read. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as b38e562a4c907e08171c76b8b2def8464d5a104a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12elfutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-1371
Debian:13elfutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-1371
Debian:14elfutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-1371
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSelfutils0.186-1ubuntu0.1USN-7369-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSelfutils0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1USN-7369-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSelfutils0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1371

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU elfutils 0.192

Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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