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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-16062): elfutils vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-16062): elfutils vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/28/2018
Created
06/12/2019
Added
06/10/2019
Modified
08/31/2023

Description

dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-elfutils
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libasm1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libdw1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libelf1

References

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