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TI-2019-05403 Aliases CVE-2019-7665GHSA-j877-4r2v-qxff

In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function…

Priority LOW 27CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0126 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.175VulnerableElfutils Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.175 Vulnerable ·Elfutils Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:3575 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    elfutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) elfutils-devel-static-0.176-5.el8, elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.176-5.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) elfutils-0.176-5.el8, elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.176-5.el8, elfutils-devel-0.176-5.el8 +3
  • RHSA-2019:2197 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Low
    elfutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed—
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2197

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-7665
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j877-4r2v-qxff

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 6

Sources

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