Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8 X11_graphics null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8. This affects the function X11_graphics. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-31181. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function X11_graphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in gnuplot. The X11_graphics() function may lead to a segmentation fault and cause a system crash.

The advisory is shared for download at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31181 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation is known 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-2025-8436). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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03/27/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-301688
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2025 16:32
Updated: 08/31/2025 06:14
Changes: 03/27/2025 16:32 (63), 06/05/2025 20:09 (2), 07/30/2025 23:38 (1), 08/31/2025 06:14 (1)
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