The check_group function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade elfutils | Mar 12, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/elfutils. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libelf-devel-32bitUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libelf1-32bitUpgrade libasm-develUpgrade libebl1Upgrade libebl-pluginsUpgrade libebl1-32bitUpgrade libasm1Upgrade libebl-develUpgrade libdw1-32bitUpgrade libebl-plugins-32bitUpgrade libdw-develUpgrade elfutils-langUpgrade libelf-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade libdw1Upgrade libasm1-32bit | Jun 20, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libdw1Upgrade libasm1Upgrade libelf1Upgrade elfutils | Jun 12, 2018 | Apr 9, 2017 |
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