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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7664

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 inp...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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).

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 elfutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.176-1"}]}]

Debian:13 elfutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.176-1"}]}]

Debian:14 elfutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.176-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org