SB2019122646 - Memory corruption in elfutils (Alpine package)
Published: December 26, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019122646
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7664)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper overflow checks by the elf_cvt_note function, as defined in the libelf/note_xlate.h source code file . A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening an Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the affected application to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.