CVE-2025-1377 GNU elfutils eu-strip strip.c gelf_getsymshndx denial of service
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in GNU elfutils via the eu-strip component, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-1377?
CVE-2025-1377 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in GNU elfutils, published on 17 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This issue affects the function gelf_getsymshndx of the file strip.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is fbf1df9ca286de3323ae541973b08449f8d03aba. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elfutils Project Elfutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1377?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-1377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in GNU elfutils
Sources
Also known as AZL-56980, BELL-CVE-2025-1377, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1377, ECHO-a210-10f4-5953, GHSA-grvw-8777-fhq7, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-1377 and 1 more.