libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade elfutils | Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-devel | Apr 27, 2020 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libs | Aug 28, 2019 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade elfutils | Nov 29, 2021 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel | Nov 19, 2019 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Jul 21, 2020 | Aug 15, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-debuginfo | Aug 7, 2019 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libasm1-32bitUpgrade libelf-develUpgrade libdw1-32bitUpgrade libdw1Upgrade elfutils-langUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade libdw-develUpgrade libebl-plugins-32bitUpgrade libebl-develUpgrade libebl-pluginsUpgrade libelf1-32bitUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libasm-develUpgrade libelf-devel-32bitUpgrade libasm1 | Jun 20, 2019 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libdw1Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libasm1 | Jun 10, 2019 | Sep 3, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 3, 2018 |
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