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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.891689
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1689-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the DLA-1689-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the DLA-1689-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several issues in elfutils, a collection of utilities to handle ELF objects, have been found either by fuzzing or by using an AddressSanitizer.

CVE-2019-7665

Due to a heap-buffer-overflow problem in function elf32_xlatetom() a crafted ELF input can cause segmentation faults.

CVE-2019-7150

Add sanity check for partial core file dynamic data read.

CVE-2019-7149

Due to a heap-buffer-overflow problem in function read_srclines() a crafted ELF input can cause segmentation faults.

CVE-2018-18521

By using a crafted ELF file, containing a zero sh_entsize, a divide-by-zero vulnerability could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2018-18520

By fuzzing an Invalid Address Deference problem in function elf_end has been found.

CVE-2018-18310

By fuzzing an Invalid Address Read problem in eu-stack has been found.

CVE-2018-16062

By using an AddressSanitizer a heap-buffer-overflow has been found.

CVE-2017-7613

By using fuzzing it was found that an allocation failure was not handled properly.

CVE-2017-7612

By using a crafted ELF file, containing an invalid sh_entsize, remote attackers could cause a denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-7611

By using a crafted ELF file remote attackers could cause a denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-7610

By using a crafted ELF file remote attackers could cause a denial of service (application crash).

CVE-2017-7608

By fuzzing a heap based buffer overflow has been detected.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 0.159-4.2+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your elfutils packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'elfutils' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7608
BugTraq ID: 98609
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98609
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-ebl_object_note_type_name-eblobjnotetypename-c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1590 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7610
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_group-elflint-c
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7611
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_symtab_shndx-elflint-c
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7612
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_sysv_hash-elflint-c
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7613
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-xcalloc-xmalloc-c
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-16062
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=29e31978ba51c1051743a503ee325b5ebc03d7e9
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2197
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18310
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23752
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00022.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18520
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23787
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00057.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-18521
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23786
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00055.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-7149
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24102
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00068.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3575
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-7150
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24103
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00070.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-7665
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00049.html
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