A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 4.8 (MEDIUM)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade elfutils-debugsourceUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-libs-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-client-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libelf-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-clientUpgrade elfutils-debuginfodUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-client-debuginfo | May 14, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026115 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Feb 25, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade elfutils | Jul 11, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade elfutils | Jun 13, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade elfutils | May 7, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade elfutils | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libdebuginfod1-dummyUpgrade libdw1-32bitUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libasm1-32bitUpgrade libdebuginfod-develUpgrade debuginfod-dummy-clientUpgrade libasm-develUpgrade libelf-devel-32bitUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade libasm1Upgrade debuginfod-clientUpgrade libelf-develUpgrade libdebuginfod-dummy-develUpgrade libdw-develUpgrade libdebuginfod1Upgrade elfutils-langUpgrade libdw1Upgrade libelf1-32bit | Nov 25, 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade elfutils | Mar 25, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 |
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