Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libdwarves-devel package, versions <1.22-150300.7.3.1
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- published2 Aug 2022
- disclosed1 Aug 2022
Introduced: 1 Aug 2022
CVE-2017-7607 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.3 libdwarves-devel to version 1.22-150300.7.3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libdwarves-devel package and not the libdwarves-devel package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.
The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7607.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1033084
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98608
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-handle_gnu_hash-readelf-c
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/