Fedora 28 update for elfutils



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2018-16062
CVE-2018-16402
CVE-2018-16403
CWE-ID CWE-125
CWE-415
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

elfutils
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU31220

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16062

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

elfutils: before 0.174-1.fc28

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-1eec1f0d17


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU36733

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16402

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

elfutils: before 0.174-1.fc28

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-1eec1f0d17


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU36734

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16403

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

elfutils: before 0.174-1.fc28

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-1eec1f0d17


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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