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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-32
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: elfutils: Heap-based buffer overflow
Date: December 13, 2016
Bugs: #507246
ID: 201612-32
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Synopsis
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A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in elfutils might allow
remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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Elfutils provides a library and utilities to access, modify and analyse
ELF objects.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/elfutils < 0.159 >= 0.159
Description
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An integer overflow, in the check_section function of
dwarf_begin_elf.c, in the libdw library can lead to a heap-based buffer
overflow.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All elfutils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/elfutils-0.159"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0172
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0172
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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