Out-of-Bounds Affecting elfutils package, versions <0.168-1+deb9u1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.13% (47th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-ELFUTILS-322412
  • published 15 Oct 2018
  • disclosed 15 Oct 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 elfutils to version 0.168-1+deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils package and not the elfutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.