Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2019:2197
elfutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Low · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) elfutils-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-libelf-0.176-2.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) elfutils-devel-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-libelf-devel-0.176-2.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) elfutils-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-libelf-0.176-2.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) elfutils-devel-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-libelf-devel-0.176-2.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) elfutils-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-devel-0.176-2.el7 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.el7.ppc, elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.176-2.el7 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) elfutils-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-devel-0.176-2.el7 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.el7, elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.176-2.el7
Fixes 10 records
Priority MEDIUM 48
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.
CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8· Network · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.03691 · Published 2018-09-03 · Partial fix CWE-415
Priority LOW 34
An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174.
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5· Network · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.02791 · Published 2018-10-19 · Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 33
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175.
CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5· Network · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01972 · Published 2019-01-29 · Fixed CWE-125
Priority LOW 28
An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175.
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01328 · Published 2019-01-29 · Partial fix CWE-125
Priority LOW 28
Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by eu-ranli…
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01723 · Published 2018-10-19 · Partial fix CWE-369
Priority LOW 28
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174.
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.0135 · Published 2018-10-15 · Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 28
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.
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01632 · Published 2018-08-29 · Partial fix CWE-125
Priority LOW 27
In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf.
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.0126 · Published 2019-02-09 · Partial fix CWE-125
Priority LOW 27
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check.
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01022 · Published 2019-02-09 · Partial fix CWE-787
Priority LOW 27
libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.
CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01123 · Published 2018-09-03 · Partial fix CWE-125