REDHAT-BUG-1625050
First published: Tue Sep 04 2018(Updated: )
Elfutils through version 0.173 is vulnerable to a double-free in the libelf/elf_end.c:elf_end() function due to the decompression of section data multiple times.. An attacker could exploit this to cause a crash or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF. Upstream Bug: <a href="https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528">https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528</a> Upstream Patch: <a href="https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=patch;h=56b18521fb8d46d40fc090c0de9d11a08bc982fa">https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=patch;h=56b18521fb8d46d40fc090c0de9d11a08bc982fa</a>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| elfutils | <=0.173 |
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Reference Links
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=patch;h=56b18521fb8d46d40fc090c0de9d11a08bc982fa
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1625051
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1625050#c4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16402
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1471
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625050
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