Name | CVE-2025-29481 |
Description | Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libbpf 1.5.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the bpf_object__init_prog` function of libbpf. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Debian Bugs | 1102672 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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libbpf (PTS) | bullseye | 0.3-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 0.3-2+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.1.0-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.5.0-2 | vulnerable |
| sid | 1.5.0-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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libbpf | source | (unstable) | 1.5.0-3 | unimportant | | 1102672 |
Notes
https://github.com/lmarch2/poc/blob/main/libbpf/libbpf.md
https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/898
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20250410095517.141271-1-vmalik@redhat.com/
Disputed libbpf issue (was also filed as #1102672):
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/67b2be76-e1db-4163-995c-57073f127d7a@redhat.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAEf4Bzb2S+1TonOp9UH86r0e6aGG2LEA4kwbQhJWr=9Xju=NEw@mail.gmail.com/