AIDE null pointer dereference when reading incorrectly encoded xattr attributes from database (local DoS)
Summary
AIDE null pointer dereference when reading incorrectly encoded xattr attributes from database (local DoS)
Original description
The description as published by the source.
AIDE is an advanced intrusion detection environment. From versions 0.13 to 0.19.1, there is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in AIDE. An attacker can crash the program during report printing or database listing after setting extended file attributes with an empty attribute value or with a key containing a comma. A local user might exploit this to cause a local denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 0.19.2. A workaround involves removing xattrs group from rules matching files on affected file systems.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-54409 aide Fixed in: 0.17.3-4+deb11u3
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- web openwall.com
- web github.com
- web lists.debian.org