CVE-2025-54409

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

Published Aug 14, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4272-1 aide security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5977-1 aide security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24863 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7697-1 AIDE vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project
Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project advanced Intrusion Detection Environment
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project:advanced_intrusion_detection_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project
Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment Project advanced Intrusion Detection Environment
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Aide Project
Aide Project aide
Vendors & Products Aide Project
Aide Project aide
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title AIDE null pointer dereference when reading incorrectly encoded xattr attributes from database (local DoS)
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2025, 9:12 PM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2025, 11:18 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 14, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:40 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 14, 2025, 12:00 AM