2016-11-20
ALT-BU-2016-3157-1
Branch sisyphus update bulletin.
Closed vulnerabilities
Published: 2017-03-23
Modified: 2024-11-21
Modified: 2024-11-21
CVE-2016-10254
The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Severity: MEDIUM (5.5)
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References:
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in allocate_elf (common.h)
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in allocate_elf (common.h)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-allocate_elf-common-h/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-allocate_elf-common-h/
- [elfutils-devel] 20161024 [PATCH] libelf: Always set ELF maxsize when reading an ELF file for sanity checks.
- [elfutils-devel] 20161024 [PATCH] libelf: Always set ELF maxsize when reading an ELF file for sanity checks.
- GLSA-201710-10
- GLSA-201710-10
- USN-3670-1
- USN-3670-1
Published: 2017-03-23
Modified: 2024-11-21
Modified: 2024-11-21
CVE-2016-10255
The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Severity: MEDIUM (5.5)
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References:
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (elf_getdata.c)
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (elf_getdata.c)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584
- [elfutils-devel] 20161021 [PATCH] libelf: Sanity check offset and size before trying to malloc and read data.
- [elfutils-devel] 20161021 [PATCH] libelf: Sanity check offset and size before trying to malloc and read data.
- GLSA-201710-10
- GLSA-201710-10
- USN-3670-1
- USN-3670-1