SB2015071012 - Fedora 21 update for libunwind



SB2015071012 - Fedora 21 update for libunwind

Published: July 10, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015071012
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3239)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Off-by-one error in the dwarf_to_unw_regnum function in include/dwarf_i.h in libunwind 1.1 allows local users to have unspecified impact via invalid dwarf opcodes.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.