Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function handle_dynamic_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-read. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as b38e562a4c907e08171c76b8b2def8464d5a104a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNU | elfutils | 0.192 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | elfutils | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | elfutils | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | elfutils | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | elfutils | 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7369-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | elfutils | 0.186-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-7369-1 |
Advisories 1
- USN-7369-1 elfutils vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
References
- VDB-295978 | GNU elfutils eu-read readelf.c handle_dynamic_symtab null pointer dereference vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-295978 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #496484 | GNU elfutils/eu-readelf 0.192 Buffer Over-read third-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655 issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15926 exploit
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655#c2 issue-tracking patch
- https://www.gnu.org/ product