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ALT-PU-2015-2001-1

Package update elfutils in branch sisyphus

Version0.164-alt1
Published2015-11-16
Max severityMEDIUM
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2014-9447
MEDIUM6.4

Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils 0.152 and 0.161 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.

Published: 2015-01-02Modified: 2025-04-12
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P