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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: elfutils (CVE-2025-1372)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295235

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of elfutils 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-2025-1372 advisory.

 - 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)

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-2025-1372

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295235

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-1372.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1372

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-libelf-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-libelf-lang, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-libelf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-devel, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-libelf-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:elfutils-default-yama-scope

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: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1372