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CVE-2025-31178: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability was discovered in gnuplot, identified as CVE-2025-31178. The flaw exists in the GetAnnotateString() function which may lead to a segmentation fault and cause a system crash. The vulnerability was reported on March 27, 2025 (NVD, Red Hat).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.2 (MEDIUM). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with no impact on confidentiality (C:N) or integrity (I:N), but high impact on availability (A:H) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability can cause a system crash through a segmentation fault when the GetAnnotateString() function is executed. This primarily affects system availability by potentially causing a denial of service condition (Red Hat Bugzilla).

Mitigation and workarounds

At the time of reporting, the vulnerability is still being analyzed and no official patches have been released. The affected systems include various Linux distributions that package gnuplot, including Debian and Red Hat (Debian Tracker).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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