Packages
- elfutils - collection of utilities to handle ELF objects
Details
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain
malformed ELF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted ELF file, elfutils could be made to crash or
consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain
malformed ELF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted ELF 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | elfutils – 0.165-3ubuntu1.1 | ||
| libasm1 – 0.165-3ubuntu1.1 | |||
| libdw1 – 0.165-3ubuntu1.1 | |||
| libelf1 – 0.165-3ubuntu1.1 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | elfutils – 0.158-0ubuntu5.3 | ||
| libasm1 – 0.158-0ubuntu5.3 | |||
| libdw1 – 0.158-0ubuntu5.3 | |||
| libelf1 – 0.158-0ubuntu5.3 | |||
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