CVE-2024-25260Public exploit

Sanitizer-only abort via malformed version metadata

Published Feb 20, 2024 · Updated Apr 24, 2025

Input validation in elfutils 0.189 eu-readelf allows local users to trigger an instrumented-process abort with a malformed ELF file. The reported handle_verdef path decrements a crafted version-definition count until UBSan terminates execution for signed integer overflow. Upstream maintainers state that ordinary builds reject the bogus entry and classify the report as a normal utility bug without security impact.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Input validation in elfutils 0.189 eu-readelf allows local users to trigger an instrumented-process abort with a malformed ELF file. The reported handle_verdef path decrements a crafted version-definition count until UBSan terminates execution for signed integer overflow. Upstream maintainers state that ordinary builds reject the bogus entry and classify the report as a normal utility bug without security impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25260
Published
Feb 20, 2024
Updated
Apr 24, 2025
Vendor
The GnuPG Project
Product
elfutils
Classifications
CWE-476
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=v0.189

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The GnuPG Project · elfutilsversion=v0.189

Published CVSS scores

4.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

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