CVE-2025-54409
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-14
Last updated on: 2025-11-04
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project | advanced_intrusion_detection_environment | From 0.13 (inc) to 0.19.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a null pointer dereference in AIDE versions 0.13 to 0.19.1. It occurs when an attacker sets extended file attributes with an empty attribute value or with a key containing a comma, which can cause the program to crash during report printing or database listing. This can be exploited by a local user to cause a denial of service.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can be exploited by a local user to crash the AIDE program, causing a local denial of service. This means the intrusion detection environment could be disrupted, potentially preventing it from functioning properly and monitoring system integrity.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability immediately, upgrade AIDE to version 0.19.2 or later where the issue is patched. As a workaround, remove the xattrs group from rules matching files on affected file systems to prevent the null pointer dereference caused by extended file attributes with empty values or keys containing commas.