DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33294

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-33294
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33294.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-33294
Upstream
Published
2023-07-18T14:15:11Z
Modified
2025-09-30T05:15:04.338050Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In elfutils 0.183, an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c .Which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.183-1
0.183-2~exp1
0.183-2~exp2
0.183-3
0.183-4
0.183-5
0.183-6
0.183-7
0.183-8
0.184-1
0.185-1
0.185-2
0.186-1
0.187-1~bpo11+1
0.187-1
0.187-2
0.187-3
0.187-4
0.188-1
0.188-2
0.188-2.1
0.189-1
0.189-2
0.189-3
0.189-4
0.190-1
0.190-1.1~exp1
0.190-1.1
0.191-1~bpo12+1
0.191-1
0.191-2
0.192-1
0.192-2
0.192-3
0.192-4~bpo12+1
0.192-4
0.193-1
0.193-2
0.193-3~bpo13+1
0.193-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.185-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.185-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.185-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}