Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1377GNU elfutils eu-strip strip.c gelf_getsymshndx denial of service
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in elfutils from GNU. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This issue affects the function gelf_getsymshndx of the file strip.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is fbf1df9ca286de3323ae541973b08449f8d03aba. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | elfutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1377 |
| Debian:13 | elfutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1377 |
| Debian:14 | elfutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1377 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | elfutils | 0.186-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7369-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | elfutils | 0.186-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1377 |
| 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-2025-1377 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- VDB-295985 | GNU elfutils eu-strip strip.c gelf_getsymshndx denial of service vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-295985 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #497539 | GNU elfutils/eu-strip 0.192 illegal read access third-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32673 issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15941 exploit
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32673#c2 issue-tracking, patch
- https://www.gnu.org/ product