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-libelf-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-libs | 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 elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-debugsourceUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libs-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-static | Aug 28, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade elfutils | Mar 12, 2019 | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Dec 4, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf | Nov 19, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scope | Nov 19, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutils-libs | Jul 21, 2020 | Jan 18, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade elfutils-libs-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-default-yama-scopeUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade elfutils-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-devel-staticUpgrade elfutils-libelf-develUpgrade elfutils-libsUpgrade elfutils-develUpgrade elfutils-libelf-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-debuginfoUpgrade elfutils-libelfUpgrade elfutils-debugsource | Aug 7, 2019 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libasm1Upgrade libelf-develUpgrade libdw-develUpgrade libasm-develUpgrade libebl-develUpgrade libdw1-32bitUpgrade libdw1Upgrade libelf1-32bitUpgrade dwarvesUpgrade elfutils-langUpgrade libdwarves1-32bitUpgrade libdwarves-devel-32bitUpgrade elfutilsUpgrade libebl-pluginsUpgrade libebl-plugins-32bitUpgrade libdwarves1Upgrade libelf-devel-32bitUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libdwarves-develUpgrade libasm1-32bit | Aug 9, 2024 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libdw1Upgrade libasm1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libdw1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libelf1 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade elfutilsUpgrade libelf1Upgrade libasm1Upgrade elfutils (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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