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CVE-2025-54409

AIDE null pointer dereference when reading incorrectly encoded xattr attributes from database (local DoS)

Published: Aug 14, 2025Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
NVD MITRE
6.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

aideaide
Mixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
advanced intrusion detection environmentadvanced intrusion detection environment project
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
aideoss-projectDevTools & CI
advanced intrusion detection environment projectoss-projectSecurity Productsaka advanced intrusion detection environment
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh
github.com
https://github.com/aide/aide/commit/54a6d0d9d5f14b81961d66373c0291bf4af4135a
github.com
https://github.com/aide/aide/releases/tag/v0.19.2
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 14, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 4, 2025

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