CVE-2018-16402
Published: 3 September 2018
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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ccdm94 | the vulnerable code was introduced with commit 272018bb (0.165). |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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elfutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
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jammy |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
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bionic |
Released
(0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1)
|
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cosmic |
Released
(0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
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lunar |
Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(0.175-1)
|
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xenial |
Released
(0.165-3ubuntu1.2)
|
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trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=56b18521fb8d46d40fc090c0de9d11a08bc982fa |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |