UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2849

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-2849
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2849.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2849
Related
Published
2025-03-27T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-04-14T04:29:55Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in UPX up to 5.0.0. Affected is the function PackLinuxElf64::unDTINIT of the file src/plxelf.cpp. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as e0b6ff192412f5bb5364c1948f4f6b27a0cd5ea2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / upx-ucl

Package

Name
upx-ucl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/upx-ucl@3.91-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.91-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / upx-ucl

Package

Name
upx-ucl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/upx-ucl@3.94-4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.94-2
3.94-3
3.94-4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / upx-ucl

Package

Name
upx-ucl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/upx-ucl@3.95-2build1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.95-2
3.95-2build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / upx-ucl

Package

Name
upx-ucl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/upx-ucl@3.96-3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.96-2
3.96-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / upx-ucl

Package

Name
upx-ucl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/upx-ucl@4.2.2-3?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / upx-ucl

Package

Name
upx-ucl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/upx-ucl@4.2.2-3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.96-3

4.*

4.2.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}