Rapid7

vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-7149: Security patch for elfutils (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 29, 2019
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026

Description

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.

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
Title
Rapid7 Labs

2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.