elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at readelf.c.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has elfutils packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

  - elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at     readelf.c. (CVE-2024-25260)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7369-1 advisory.

    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 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 and Ubuntu     24.10. (CVE-2025-1371)

    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 a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause     readelf to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-1372)

    It was discovered that strip from elfutils could be made to dereference invalid memory. If a user or     automated system were tricked into running strip on a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause     strip to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-1377)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at     readelf.c. (CVE-2024-25260)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
242834	NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : elfutils Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0126)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	medium
233299	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : elfutils vulnerabilities (USN-7369-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
227773	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-25260	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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