Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8 GetAnnotateString null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8. This impacts the function GetAnnotateString. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-31178. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function GetAnnotateString. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in gnuplot. The GetAnnotateString() function may lead to a segmentation fault and cause a system crash.

The advisory is shared for download at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-31178 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/31/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237777 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : gnuplot (SUSE-SU-2025:01805-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237777) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-8438). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 237777
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : gnuplot (SUSE-SU-2025:01805-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
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08/31/2025 +157 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301684
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 16:31
Updated: 08/31/2025 06:14
Changes: 03/27/2025 16:31 (63), 06/05/2025 20:09 (2), 07/30/2025 23:38 (1), 08/31/2025 06:14 (1)
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