vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-18521: Security patch for elfutils (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 19, 2018 | Apr 27, 2020 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 19, 2018
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is mishandled.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutilsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-default-yama-scopeamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-devel-staticamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-libelfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-devel-staticamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-elfutils-libs
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