vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4012-1 (CVE-2018-16402): elfutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 3, 2018 | Jun 10, 2019 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 3, 2018
Added
Jun 10, 2019
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-elfutilsubuntu-upgrade-libasm1ubuntu-upgrade-libdw1ubuntu-upgrade-libelf1
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