Out-of-bounds Read Affecting elfutils-devel-static package, versions <0:0.176-2.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.37% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ELFUTILSDEVELSTATIC-1675346
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 Aug 2018

Introduced: 29 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-16062  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 elfutils-devel-static to version 0:0.176-2.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1337.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils-devel-static package and not the elfutils-devel-static package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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