Out-of-Bounds Affecting libelf1 package, versions <0.168-4.5.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-LIBELF1-2749780
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Jun 2019

Introduced: 13 Jun 2019

CVE-2018-18310  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 libelf1 to version 0.168-4.5.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libelf1 package and not the libelf1 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.

CVSS Scores

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