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

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