Out-of-bounds Read Affecting elfutils-libs package, versions <0:0.176-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-ELFUTILSLIBS-2544291
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Jan 2019

Introduced: 29 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-7146  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 elfutils-libs to version 0:0.176-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3575.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted elf file, as demonstrated by eu-readelf.

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