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

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-404

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 products

GNU elfutils: 0.192

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15926
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655#c2
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295978
https://vuldb.com/?id.295978
https://vuldb.com/?submit.496484
https://www.gnu.org/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655

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