CVE-2025-1352

NameCVE-2025-1352
DescriptionA vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function __libdw_thread_tail in the library libdw_alloc.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument w leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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 2636426a091bd6c6f7f02e49ab20d4cdc6bfc753. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
elfutils (PTS)bullseye0.183-1vulnerable
bookworm0.188-2.1vulnerable
sid, trixie0.192-4vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
elfutilssource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32650
Fixed by: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=2636426a091bd6c6f7f02e49ab20d4cdc6bfc753
Crash in CLI tool, considered only to be a normal bug by upstream

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