Numeric Errors Affecting elfutils-devel package, versions <0:0.158-3.16.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.43% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-ELFUTILSDEVEL-1674639
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 Apr 2014

Introduced: 11 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-0172  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 elfutils-devel to version 0:0.158-3.16.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-345.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils-devel package and not the elfutils-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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