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Red Hat: CVE-2019-7149: CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-7149: CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/29/2019
Created
08/08/2019
Added
08/07/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-default-yama-scope
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-devel-static
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-libelf
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-libelf-devel-static
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-elfutils-libs-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2019-7149
  • RHSA-2019:2197
  • RHSA-2019:3575

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