CVE-2025-29481

NameCVE-2025-29481
DescriptionBuffer Overflow vulnerability in libbpf 1.5.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the bpf_object__init_prog` function of libbpf.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1102672

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libbpf (PTS)bullseye0.3-2vulnerable
bullseye (security)0.3-2+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm1.1.0-1vulnerable
trixie1.5.0-2vulnerable
sid1.5.0-3fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libbpfsource(unstable)1.5.0-3unimportant1102672

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/

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