USN-4012-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4012-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4012-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4012-1
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Published
2019-06-10T14:02:35.008128Z
Modified
2019-06-10T14:02:35.008128Z
Summary
elfutils vulnerabilities
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.165-3ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

0.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "elfutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "elfutils-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libasm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libasm1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libdw1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libdw1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libelf1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libelf1-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.170-0.1
0.170-0.2
0.170-0.3
0.170-0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "elfutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "elfutils-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libasm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libasm1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libdw1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libdw1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libelf1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libelf1-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}