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SUSE: CVE-2018-16402: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2018-16402: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/03/2018
Created
06/22/2019
Added
06/20/2019
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-elfutils
  • suse-upgrade-elfutils-lang
  • 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-libebl-plugins
  • suse-upgrade-libebl-plugins-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libelf-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libelf-devel-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libelf1
  • suse-upgrade-libelf1-32bit

References

  • SUSE-SU-2019:1486-1
  • USN-4012-1
  • CVE-2018-16402

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