CVE-2019-7665

Medium

Description

In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductElfutils
PublishedFeb 9, 2019
First seenFeb 9, 2019

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
elfutils_project elfutils0.175—
debian debian_linux8.0, 9.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04, 18.04, 18.10—
opensuse leap15.0, 15.1—
redhat enterprise_linux8.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_eus8.1, 8.2, 8.4—
redhat enterprise_linux_server7.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus8.2, 8.4—
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus8.2, 8.4—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation7.0—

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CVE-2019-7665 · Elfutils · Dark Radar