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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: dwarves / libbpf (CVE-2025-29481)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235207

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of dwarves / libbpf installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-29481 advisory.

 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libbpf 1.5.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the bpf_object__init_prog` function of libbpf. (CVE-2025-29481)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29481

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235207

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-29481.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/6/2025

Updated: 5/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29481

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libbpf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libdwarves1, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:dwarves, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libdwarves1-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libbpf-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:dwarves-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libbpf-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29481