CVE-2025-1365: GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c process_symtab buffer overflow

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This affects the function process_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument D/a leads to buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 5e5c0394d82c53e97750fe7b18023e6f84157b81. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected products

GNU elfutils: 0.192

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15925
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32654
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32654#c2
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295977
https://vuldb.com/?id.295977
https://vuldb.com/?submit.496483
https://www.gnu.org/

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