CVE-2025-54409
"AIDE Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 14, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 19, 2025, 7:11 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-54409
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade the aide packages.
- Update the affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-54409 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-54409.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/aide/aide/commit/54a6d0d9d5f14b81961d66373c0291bf4af4135a | Patch |
| https://github.com/aide/aide/releases/tag/v0.19.2 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh | Exploit Vendor Advisory Mitigation |
| https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh | Exploit Vendor Advisory Mitigation |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-54409 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-54409
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
DSA and DLA for Debian last 14 days
Python
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-54409 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-54409 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:advanced_intrusion_detection_environment_project:advanced_intrusion_detection_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.13 up to (excluding) 0.19.2 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/aide/aide/commit/54a6d0d9d5f14b81961d66373c0291bf4af4135a Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/aide/aide/releases/tag/v0.19.2 Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh Types: Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh Types: Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-476 Added Reference https://github.com/aide/aide/commit/54a6d0d9d5f14b81961d66373c0291bf4af4135a Added Reference https://github.com/aide/aide/releases/tag/v0.19.2 Added Reference https://github.com/aide/aide/security/advisories/GHSA-79g7-f8rv-jcxh