Packages
- elfutils - collection of utilities to handle ELF objects
Details
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to read out of
bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into running readelf
on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause readelf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-25260)
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to write out of
bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into running readelf
on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause readelf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1365)
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to dereference
invalid memory. If a user or automated system were tricked into running
readelf on a specially crafted file, an...
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to read out of
bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into running readelf
on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause readelf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2024-25260)
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to write out of
bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into running readelf
on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause readelf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1365)
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to dereference
invalid memory. If a user or automated system were tricked into running
readelf on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause readelf to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1371)
It was discovered that readelf from elfutils could be made to dereference
invalid memory. If a user or automated system were tricked into running
readelf on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause readelf to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-1372)
It was discovered that strip from elfutils could be made to dereference
invalid memory. If a user or automated system were tricked into running
strip on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause strip to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-1377)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.10 oracular | elfutils – 0.191-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 24.04 noble | elfutils – 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 22.04 jammy | elfutils – 0.186-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
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