Out-of-Bounds Affecting elfutils-libs package, versions <0:0.176-2.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ELFUTILSLIBS-1675428
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed15 Oct 2018

Introduced: 15 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18310  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 elfutils-libs 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-libs package and not the elfutils-libs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.

CVSS Scores

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