Source: elfutils Version: 0.168-0.2 Severity: normal Tags: upstream security Forwarded: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21301
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for elfutils. CVE-2017-7609[0]: | elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression | factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service | (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7609 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7609 [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21301 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore _______________________________________________ Secure-testing-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/secure-testing-team
