CVE-2025-1371 MEDIUM

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

Vendor Gnu
Product elfutils
Weakness CWE-476
Published February 17, 2025
Last update February 18, 2025

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 17, 2025 CVE published
February 18, 2025 Record updated