Source: elfutils Version: 0.175-2 Severity: normal Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for elfutils. CVE-2019-7665[0]: | In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the | function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF | input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service | (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core | file notes. 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-2019-7665 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7665 [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore