Description
AIDE is an advanced intrusion detection environment. From versions 0.13 to 0.19.1, there is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in AIDE. An attacker can crash the program during report printing or database listing after setting extended file attributes with an empty attribute value or with a key containing a comma. A local user might exploit this to cause a local denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 0.19.2. A workaround involves removing xattrs group from rules matching files on affected file systems.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| aide | aide | >= 0.13, < 0.19.2 | — |
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 | aide | 0.19.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | aide | 0.19.1-2+deb13u1 | DSA-5977-1 |
| Debian 12 | aide | 0.18.3-1+deb12u4 | DSA-5977-1 |
| Debian 11 | aide | 0.17.3-4+deb11u3 | DLA-4272-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | aide | 0.18.6-2ubuntu0.1 | USN-7697-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | aide | 0.17.4-1ubuntu0.2 | USN-7697-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | aide | 0.16.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | USN-7697-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | aide | 0.16-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 | USN-7697-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | aide | 0.16~a2.git20130520-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-7697-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | aide | 0.16~a2.git20130520-2ubuntu0.1+esm2 | USN-7697-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.1 | aide | 0.18.6-slfo.1.1_2.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20754-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | aide | 0.18.6-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20657-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | aide | 0.19.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15474-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | aide | 0.18.6-1.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2026-1462 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | aide | 0.16.2-1.amzn2.0.3 | ALAS2-2026-3186 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | aide | 0.18.6-2 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | aide | 0.16-17 | — |
Advisories 8
- USN-7697-1 aide vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15474-1 aide-0.19.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20754-1 Security update for aide SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20657-1 Security update for aide SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- DLA-4272-1 aide - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-5977-1 aide - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3186 Low: aide security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Mar 5, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1462 Low: aide security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Mar 5, 2026