SB2020041530 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support update for elfutils
Published: April 15, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020041530
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.