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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1376

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Products
elfutils
Affected versions
0.176-1.1, 0.176-1.1build1, 0.176-1.1ubuntu0.1, 0.185-1build1, 0.185-2, 0.186-1, 0.186-1build1, 0.186-1ubuntu0.1, 0.189-4, 0.190-1, 0.190-1.1build2, 0.190-1.1build3, 0.190-1.1build4, 0.190-1.1build4.1, 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1, 0.192-4ubuntu1, 0.193-1, 0.193-3, 0.194-1, 0.194-3, 0.194-4, 0.195-1, 0.196-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2025-1376
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 01:31 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1376

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Feb 2025, 05:15 UTC

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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Complete source record
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