Use After Free Affecting elfutils-libs package, versions <0:0.176-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.69% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-ELFUTILSLIBS-2144611
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Aug 2018

Introduced: 15 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-16402  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.

CVSS Base Scores

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