Source: elfutils Version: 0.168-0.2 Severity: normal Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21312
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for elfutils. CVE-2017-7613[0]: | elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections | and the number of segments, which allows remote attackers to cause a | denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7613 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7613 [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21312 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
