elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections and the number of segments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) 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 | debian-upgrade-elfutils | Mar 12, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-elfutils | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 9, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-elfutilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-elfutils-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-elfutils-libelfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-elfutils-libs | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-elfutilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-elfutils-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-elfutils-libelfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-elfutils-libs | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-elfutilssuse-upgrade-elfutils-langsuse-upgrade-libasm-develsuse-upgrade-libasm1suse-upgrade-libasm1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libdw-develsuse-upgrade-libdw1suse-upgrade-libdw1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libebl-develsuse-upgrade-libebl-pluginssuse-upgrade-libebl-plugins-32bitsuse-upgrade-libebl1suse-upgrade-libebl1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libelf-develsuse-upgrade-libelf-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-libelf1suse-upgrade-libelf1-32bit | Jun 20, 2019 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-elfutilsubuntu-upgrade-libasm1ubuntu-upgrade-libdw1ubuntu-upgrade-libelf1 | Jun 12, 2018 | Apr 9, 2017 |
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