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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892802
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2802-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the DLA-2802-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the DLA-2802-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities were fixed in elfutils, a collection of utilities and libraries to handle ELF objects.

CVE-2018-16062

dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw allowed a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

CVE-2018-16402

libelf/elf_end.c in allowed to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) because it tried to decompress twice.

CVE-2018-18310

An invalid memory address dereference libdwfl allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

CVE-2018-18520

A use-after-free in recursive ELF ar files allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

CVE-2018-18521

A divide-by-zero in arlib_add_symbols() allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

CVE-2019-7150

A segmentation fault could occur due to dwfl_segment_report_module() not checking whether the dyn data read from a core file is truncated.

CVE-2019-7665

NT_PLATFORM core notes contain a zero terminated string allowed a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.168-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your elfutils packages.

For the detailed security status of elfutils please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

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 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: 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/2019/02/msg00036.html
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
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1590 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-16402
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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-2019-7150
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24103
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00070.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3575
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575
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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