SB2016121389 - Gentoo update for elfutils

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0172)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158. A remote attacker can use a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32