openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for elfutils



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-33294
CWE-ID CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

elfutils-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-extra
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-help
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-debuginfod
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-debuginfod-client-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-debuginfod-client
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

elfutils
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU80176

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33294

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the handle_symtab() function in readelf.c. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and trigger denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1

elfutils-debugsource: before 0.180-14

elfutils-extra: before 0.180-14

elfutils-help: before 0.180-14

elfutils-debuginfod: before 0.180-14

elfutils-debuginfo: before 0.180-14

elfutils-debuginfod-client-devel: before 0.180-14

elfutils-debuginfod-client: before 0.180-14

elfutils-devel: before 0.180-14

elfutils: before 0.180-14

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1444


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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