CVE-2017-7610

NameCVE-2017-7610
DescriptionThe check_group function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1689-1
Debian Bugs859993

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
elfutils (PTS)bullseye0.183-1fixed
bookworm0.188-2.1fixed
sid, trixie0.192-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
elfutilssourcejessie0.159-4.2+deb8u1DLA-1689-1
elfutilssource(unstable)0.168-1859993

Notes

[wheezy] - elfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21320
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_group-elflint-c/
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=fb6709f1a41b58a9557ea45b7f53ae678c660b21

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