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Amazon Linux 2023 : elfutils, elfutils-default-yama-scope, elfutils-devel (ALAS2023-2025-969)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235897

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-969 advisory.

 A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function __libdw_thread_tail in the library libdw_alloc.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument w leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 2636426a091bd6c6f7f02e49ab20d4cdc6bfc753. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
 (CVE-2025-1352)

 A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
 (CVE-2025-1372)

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

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

Solution

Run 'dnf update elfutils --releasever 2023.7.20250512' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2025-969.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-1352.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-1372.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235897

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-969.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/13/2025

Updated: 5/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1352

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1372

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1372

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-libelf, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debuginfod-client-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debuginfod, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debuginfod-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-libelf-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-libelf-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debuginfod-client-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-debuginfod-client, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:elfutils-default-yama-scope

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1352, CVE-2025-1372