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-libelf-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-client-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-client-develUpgrade elfutils-debuginfodUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-debuginfod-clientUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-debugsourceUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-libs-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 libelf1Upgrade libdebuginfod-develUpgrade libasm-develUpgrade libdw1-32bitUpgrade debuginfod-dummy-clientUpgrade libelf-devel-32bitUpgrade libasm1-32bitUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade libdebuginfod1-dummyUpgrade libelf1-32bitUpgrade libdw1Upgrade libelf-develUpgrade debuginfod-clientUpgrade libdebuginfod-dummy-develUpgrade libdebuginfod1Upgrade elfutils-langUpgrade libdw-develUpgrade libasm1 | 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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