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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for elfutils (DLA-2802-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the DLA-2802-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several vulnerabilities were fixed in elfutils, a collection of utilities and libraries to handle ELF objects. CVE-2018-16062 dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw allowed a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file. CVE-2018-16402 libelf/elf_end.c in allowed to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) because it tried to decompress twice. CVE-2018-18310 An invalid memory address dereference libdwfl allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file. CVE-2018-18520 A use-after-free in recursive ELF ar files allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file. CVE-2018-18521 A divide-by-zero in arlib_add_symbols() allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file. CVE-2019-7150 A segmentation fault could occur due to dwfl_segment_report_module() not checking whether the dyn data read from a core file is truncated. CVE-2019-7665 NT_PLATFORM core notes contain a zero terminated string allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'elfutils' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.168-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your elfutils packages.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-2802-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/907562
- https://bugs.debian.org/911083
- https://bugs.debian.org/911413
- https://bugs.debian.org/911414
- https://bugs.debian.org/920909
- https://bugs.debian.org/921880