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SUSE: CVE-2016-10255: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-10255: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/23/2017
Created
07/06/2019
Added
07/05/2019
Modified
07/05/2019

Description

The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-elfutils
  • suse-upgrade-libasm-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libasm1
  • suse-upgrade-libasm1-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libdw-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libdw1
  • suse-upgrade-libdw1-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libebl-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libebl1
  • suse-upgrade-libebl1-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libelf-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libelf1
  • suse-upgrade-libelf1-32bit

References

  • SUSE-SU-2019:1733-1
  • GLSA-201710-10
  • USN-3670-1
  • CVE-2016-10255

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