Source: elfutils
Version: 0.175-2
Severity: normal
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24084

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for elfutils.

CVE-2019-7664[0]:
| In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note
| in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted
| elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service
| (program crash).

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-2019-7664
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7664
[1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24084

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore

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