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TI-2023-30667 Aliases GHSA-g6pw-999w-j75m

ELF header parsing library doesn't check for valid offset

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

The crate has several unsafe sections that don't perform proper pointer validation. An example can be found in the following function: ``` fn section_header_raw(&self) -> &[ET::SectionHeader] { let sh_off = self.elf_header().section_header_offset() as usize; let sh_num = self.elf_header().section_header_entry_num() as usize; unsafe { let sh_ptr = self.content().as_ptr().add(sh_off); from_raw_parts(sh_ptr as *const ET::SectionHeader, sh_num) } } ``` While this will work perfectly fine *if* the ELF header is valid, malicious or malformed input can contain a section header offset of an arbitrary size, meaning that the resultant pointer in the unsafe block can point to an artibrary address in the address space of the process. This can result in unpredictable behaviour, and in our fuzz testing, we discovered that it's trivial to cause SIGABRT (signal 6), or SEGV (signal 11). The function should either be marked as unsafe, with a note that the caller is responsible for providing only valid inputs, or it should ideally do the due diligence to ensure that the offset doesn't exceed the bounds of the header (and add additional checks as necessary).

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed elf_rs (crates.io): 0.3.0

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—elf_rs (crates.io)before 0.3.00.3.0Patch availableGHSA-g6pw-999w-j75m
  • elf_rs (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.0 Fixed in 0.3.0 Patch available GHSA-g6pw-999w-j75m

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-g6pw-999w-j75m elf_rs (crates.io) Fixed in 0.3.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-g6pw-999w-j75m

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