SB2018091404 - Fedora 29 update for elfutils

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SB2018091404 - Fedora 29 update for elfutils

Published: September 14, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018091404
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16062)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.


2) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16402)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16403)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References