CVE-2025-29481

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. Thi...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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. This has been disputed by third parties who assert that "no one in their sane mind should be passing untrusted ELF files into libbpf while running under root."

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Affected packages

Bitnami bpftool

[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.5.0"},{"fixed":"7.4.0"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-29481 libbpf

References

advisory nvd.nist.gov
advisory github.com
web github.com