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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10254

The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, wh...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 elfutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.168-0.2"}]}]

Debian:13 elfutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.168-0.2"}]}]

Debian:14 elfutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.168-0.2"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org