CVE-2024-25817 — Vulnerability in eza — CVE Details

HIGH

eza Potential Heap Overflow Vulnerability for AArch64

Published February 8, 2024Updated March 13, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Summary In `eza`, there exists a potential heap overflow vulnerability, first seen when using Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi series system, on `ubuntu-raspi` kernel, relating to the `.git` directory. ### Details The vulnerability seems to be triggered by the `.git` directory in some projects. This issue may be related to specific files, and the directory structure also plays a role in triggering the vulnerability. Files/folders that may be involved in triggering the vulnerability include `.git/HEAD`, `.git/refs`, and `.git/objects`. As @polly pointed out to me, this is likely caused by [GHSA-j2v7-4f6v-gpg8](https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-j2v7-4f6v-gpg8), which we do seem to use currently. ### PoC For more information check @CuB3y0nd's blogpost [blog](https://www.cubeyond.net/blog/eza-cve-report). ### Impact Arbitrary code execution.

Advisory Timeline

First published February 8, 2024 (977 days ago).
Last revised March 13, 2026 — 764 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo

Update eza to 0.18.2 or later

cargo update -p eza --precise 0.18.2

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
eza	crates.io	All versions	0.18.2

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.4 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-25817?: eza Potential Heap Overflow Vulnerability for AArch64 This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.4/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-25817?: CVE-2024-25817 affects eza. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-25817 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

8.4

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-3qx3-6hxr-j2ch

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