USN-6036-1: PatchELF vulnerability

20 April 2023

patchelf could be made to crash or read sensitive data if it opened a specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • patchelf - modify properties of ELF executables

Details

It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds
checks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially
crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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