CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-31160

Reachable Assertion

Published: Mar 26, 2025 | Modified: Apr 07, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

atop through 2.11.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (e.g., assertion failure and application exit) or possibly have unspecified other impact by running certain types of unprivileged processes while a different user runs atop.

Weakness

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Atop Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Atop Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Atop Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Atop Ubuntu esm-apps/noble *
Atop Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Atop Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Atop Ubuntu focal *
Atop Ubuntu jammy *
Atop Ubuntu noble *
Atop Ubuntu oracular *
Atop Ubuntu upstream *

Extended Description

While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.

Potential Mitigations

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