Resource Exhaustion Affecting elfutils-libelf-devel-static package, versions <0:0.176-2.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ELFUTILSLIBELFDEVELSTATIC-5825870
  • published8 Aug 2023
  • disclosed18 Jul 2023

Introduced: 18 Jul 2023

CVE-2021-33294  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 elfutils-libelf-devel-static to version 0:0.176-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2197.

NVD Description

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

In elfutils 0.183, an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c .Which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

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