<p>Upgrade <code>Amazon-Linux:2</code> <code>elfutils-libelf</code> to version 0:0.176-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ALAS2-2023-2197</code>.</p>

Resource Exhaustion Affecting elfutils-libelf package, versions <0:0.176-2.amzn2.0.1

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.04% (12^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-ELFUTILSLIBELF-5825947
published 8 Aug 2023
disclosed 18 Jul 2023

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Introduced: 18 Jul 2023

CVE-2021-33294 Open this link in a new tab CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 elfutils-libelf to version 0:0.176-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2197.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils-libelf package and not the elfutils-libelf package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In elfutils 0.183, an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c .Which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted file.