Packages
- elfutils - collection of utilities to handle ELF objects
Details
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.10 cosmic | elfutils – 0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1 | ||
| libasm1 – 0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1 | |||
| libdw1 – 0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1 | |||
| libelf1 – 0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | elfutils – 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libasm1 – 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1 | |||
| libdw1 – 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1 | |||
| libelf1 – 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | elfutils – 0.165-3ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libasm1 – 0.165-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
| libdw1 – 0.165-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
| libelf1 – 0.165-3ubuntu1.2 | |||
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