CVE-2017-7613
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| elfutils_project / elfutils | 0.168 | 0.168.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | 16.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-xcalloc-xmalloc-c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
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