vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-5028)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 17, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libdwarf. It exists due to a corrupted object file. Libdwarf was not dealing with empty (bss-like) sections since it really did not expect to see such in sections it reads.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-5028
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-5028
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5981
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-4
- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
- CWE-476
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-5981
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