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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting elfutils package, versions <0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.27% (68th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-ELFUTILS-349199
  • published 29 Jan 2019
  • disclosed 29 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 29 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-7149 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 elfutils to version 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.