Bug 2346061 (CVE-2025-1376)

Summary:	CVE-2025-1376 elfutils: GNU elfutils eu-strip elf_strptr.c elf_strptr denial of service
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	amerey, mjw
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in GNU elfutils. This vulnerability allows denial of service via manipulation of the function elf_strptr in /libelf/elf_strptr.c.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2025-05-30 14:21:24 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2346135, 2346136
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-17 05:01:11 UTC

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Comment 2 Mark Wielaard 2025-02-18 10:14:05 UTC

Note that this CVE was filed without following the upstream SECURITY policy:
https://sourceware.org/cgit/elfutils/tree/SECURITY
This is NOT a security issue according to upstream policy.
It was filed against GNU as vendor but elfutils is not a GNU package.

Upstream request that people who report suspected security vulnerabilities
report them through the contacts in the SECURITY policy and not through non-affiliated CNAs.