USN-3670-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3670-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3670-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3670-1
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Published
2018-06-05T14:13:40.406632Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:23Z
Summary
elfutils vulnerabilities
Details

Agostino Sarubbo discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ELF file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.158-0ubuntu5.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.158-0ubuntu5.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.157-1ubuntu1
0.158-0ubuntu3
0.158-0ubuntu4
0.158-0ubuntu5
0.158-0ubuntu5.1
0.158-0ubuntu5.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.165-3ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.165-3ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.163-4ubuntu1
0.163-5.1
0.164-1
0.165-3
0.165-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}