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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade elfutils | Aug 22, 2024 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Apr 27, 2020 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libelf-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-debugsourceUpgrade elfutils-libs-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-devel | Aug 28, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade elfutils | Mar 12, 2019 | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Dec 4, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Nov 19, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scope | Nov 19, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils | Jul 21, 2020 | Jan 18, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade elfutils-libs-debuginfoUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-debugsourceUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-libelf-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-static | Aug 7, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libelf1Upgrade libasm1-32bitUpgrade libdwarves1Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade libdwarves-develUpgrade libdwarves1-32bitUpgrade libebl-plugins-32bitUpgrade libdwarves-devel-32bitUpgrade libebl-pluginsUpgrade libelf-devel-32bitUpgrade libelf1-32bitUpgrade libasm1Upgrade libelf-develUpgrade libdw-develUpgrade elfutils-langUpgrade libdw1Upgrade libdw1-32bitUpgrade libasm-develUpgrade libebl-develUpgrade dwarves | Aug 9, 2024 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libdw1Upgrade libdw1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libasm1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libasm1Upgrade elfutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libelf1 (Ubuntu Pro) | Jun 10, 2019 | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 29, 2019 |
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