Out-of-bounds Read Affecting elfutils package, versions <0:0.176-5.el8
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed18 Jan 2019
Introduced: 18 Jan 2019
CVE-2019-7149 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 elfutils to version 0:0.176-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3575.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils package and not the elfutils package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7149
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24102
- https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00068.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/