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Ubuntu 7369-1: elfutils Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security updates for elfutils fixed critical issues affecting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and later versions, including a DoS risk.
Several security issues were fixed in elfutils.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in elfutils.

Software Description:

- 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 ...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu elfutils readelf strip

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
   elfutils                        0.191-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   elfutils                        0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   elfutils                        0.186-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7369-1

  CVE-2024-25260, CVE-2025-1365, CVE-2025-1371, CVE-2025-1372,

  CVE-2025-1377

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7369-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu elfutils readelf strip

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elfutils/0.191-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elfutils/0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/elfutils/0.186-1ubuntu0.1

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