Out-of-bounds Read Affecting elfutils package, versions <0.165-3ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-ELFUTILS-349465
  • published29 Jan 2019
  • disclosed29 Jan 2019

Introduced: 29 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-7149  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 elfutils to version 0.165-3ubuntu1.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils package and not the elfutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.