CVE-2025-29481
Publication date 7 April 2025
Last updated 5 June 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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dwarves-dfsg | 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
24.10 oracular | Not in release | |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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libbpf | 25.04 plucky |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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24.10 oracular |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
Notes
0xnishit
dwarves-dfsg embedded statically linked copy of libbpf 0.4
mdeslaur
Per this upstream thread, the security implication of this issue is disputed, so this CVE is likely to get disputed also: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAEf4Bzb2S+1TonOp9UH86r0e6aGG2LEA4kwbQhJWr=9Xju=NEw@mail.gmail.com/ https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/67b2be76-e1db-4163-995c-57073f127d7a@redhat.com/ Deferring for now until the CVE is disputed
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score |
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Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |