Out-of-bounds Read Affecting elfutils package, versions <0:0.176-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-ELFUTILS-2144055
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Jan 2019

Introduced: 18 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-7149  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 elfutils to version 0:0.176-2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils package and not the elfutils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.