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Ubuntu 25.04: AIDE Important Vulnerability Bypass DoS USN-7697-1

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu 25.04 and prior iterations impacting detection functionalities and additional features.
Several security issues were fixed in AIDE.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in AIDE.

Software Description:

- aide: Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment

Details:

Rajesh Pangare discovered that AIDE incorrectly handled filenames. A

local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the detection of

malicious files. (CVE-2025-54389)

Rajesh Pangare discovered that AIDE incorrectly handled extended file

attributes. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service. (CVE-2025-54409)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service aide Ubuntu important bypass detection

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  aide                            0.18.8-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  aide                            0.18.6-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  aide                            0.17.4-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  aide                            0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  aide                            0.16-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  aide                            0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  aide                            0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7697-1

CVE-2025-54389, CVE-2025-54409

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7697-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service aide Ubuntu important bypass detection

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aide/0.18.8-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aide/0.18.6-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aide/0.17.4-1ubuntu0.2

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