An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in the function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers believe this is not a real issue, but instead a "warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big. By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and running the reproducer, nothing happens."

An update of the elfutils package has been released.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2614-1 advisory.

  - The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.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. (CVE-2017-7607)

  - The ebl_object_note_type_name function in eblobjnotetypename.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.
    (CVE-2017-7608)

  - elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file. (CVE-2017-7609)

  - The 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. (CVE-2017-7610)

  - The check_symtab_shndx 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. (CVE-2017-7611)

  - The check_sysv_hash 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. (CVE-2017-7612)

  - elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections and the number of segments, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
    (CVE-2017-7613)

  - dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file. (CVE-2018-16062)

  - libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.
    (CVE-2018-16402)

  - libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in     dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an     application crash. (CVE-2018-16403)

  - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in     elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes. (CVE-2018-18310)

  - An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174.
    Although eu-size is intended to support ar files inside ar files, handle_ar in size.c closes the outer ar     file before handling all inner entries. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file. (CVE-2018-18520)

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated     by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is mishandled. (CVE-2018-18521)

  - In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl.
    Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted elf file, as     demonstrated by eu-readelf. (CVE-2019-7146)

  - An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in the function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in     libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service     via crafted elf input, which leads to an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers believe this is     not a real issue, but instead a warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big. By setting     ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and running the reproducer, nothing happens. (CVE-2019-7148)

  - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw     in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as     demonstrated by eu-nm. (CVE-2019-7149)

  - An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175. A segmentation fault can occur in the function elf64_xlatetom     in libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn data read from     a core file is truncated. A crafted input can cause a program crash, leading to denial-of-service, as     demonstrated by eu-stack. (CVE-2019-7150)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of     an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service     (program crash). (CVE-2019-7664)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in     elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of     service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes. (CVE-2019-7665)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was     discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in     elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can     cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service     (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject     malformed core file notes.(CVE-2019-7665)

  - An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175. A     segmentation fault can occur in the function     elf64_xlatetom in libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to     dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn     data read from a core file is truncated. A crafted     input can cause a program crash, leading to     denial-of-service, as demonstrated by     eu-stack.(CVE-2019-7150)

  - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the     function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw     in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause     segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as     demonstrated by eu-nm.(CVE-2019-7149)

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function     arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled.(CVE-2018-18521)

  - libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the     attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in     dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c,     leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an     application crash.(CVE-2018-16403)

  - libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact because it tries to decompress     twice.(CVE-2018-16402)

  - dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in     elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read)     via a crafted file.(CVE-2018-16062)

  - An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered     in the function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in     libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote attackers could     leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a     'warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big.
    By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and     running the reproducer, nothing     happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Elfutils is a collection of utilities, including stack     (to show backtraces), nm (for listing symbols from     object files), size (for listing the section sizes of     an object or archive file), strip (for discarding     symbols), readelf (to see the raw ELF file structures),     elflint (to check for well-formed ELF files) and     elfcompress (to compress or decompress ELF sections).
    Security Fix(es):In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer     over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom     in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can     cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service     (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject     malformed core file notes.(CVE-2019-7665)An issue was     discovered in elfutils 0.175. A segmentation fault can     occur in the function elf64_xlatetom in     libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to     dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn     data read from a core file is truncated. A crafted     input can cause a program crash, leading to     denial-of-service, as demonstrated by     eu-stack.(CVE-2019-7150)A heap-based buffer over-read     was discovered in the function read_srclines in     dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A     crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to     denial-of-service, as demonstrated by     eu-nm.(CVE-2019-7149)Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in     the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils     0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled.(CVE-2018-18521)libdw in elfutils 0.173     checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in     dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr     in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer     over-read and an application     crash.(CVE-2018-16403)libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils     0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (double free and application crash) or possibly     have unspecified other impact because it tries to     decompress twice.(CVE-2018-16402)dwarf_getaranges in     dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before     2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted     file.(CVE-2018-16062)**DISPUTED** An attempted     excessive memory allocation was discovered in the     function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in libelf in     elfutils 0.174. Remote attackers could leverage this     vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via crafted     elf input, which leads to an out-of-memory exception.
    NOTE: The maintainers believe this is not a real issue,     but instead a 'warning caused by ASAN because the     allocation is big. By setting     ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and running     the reproducer, nothing happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)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.(CVE-2016-10255)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in     dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils     through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) with a     crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by     consider_notes.(CVE-2018-18310)

  - An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the     function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174.
    Although eu-size is intended to support ar files inside     ar files, handle_ar in size.c closes the outer ar file     before handling all inner entries. The vulnerability     allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2018-18520)

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function     arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled.(CVE-2018-18521)

  - An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered     in the function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in     libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote attackers could     leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a     'warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big.
    By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and     running the reproducer, nothing     happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has elfutils packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in     elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read)     via a crafted file. (CVE-2018-16062)

  - libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact because it tries to decompress twice.
    (CVE-2018-16402)

  - libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes     list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c     and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-     based buffer over-read and an application crash.
    (CVE-2018-16403)

  - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the     function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw     in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause     segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as     demonstrated by eu-nm. (CVE-2019-7149)

  - An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175. A     segmentation fault can occur in the function     elf64_xlatetom in libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to     dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn     data read from a core file is truncated. A crafted input     can cause a program crash, leading to denial-of-service,     as demonstrated by eu-stack. (CVE-2019-7150)

  - An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the     function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174.
    Although eu-size is intended to support ar files inside     ar files, handle_ar in size.c closes the outer ar file     before handling all inner entries. The vulnerability     allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file.
    (CVE-2018-18520)

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function     arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled. (CVE-2018-18521)

  - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in     dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils     through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) with a     crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
    (CVE-2018-18310)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was     discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in     elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can     cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service     (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject     malformed core file notes. (CVE-2019-7665)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted     in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an     incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a     segmentation fault, leading to denial of service     (program crash). (CVE-2019-7664)

  - In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the     ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl.
    Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to     cause a denial-of-service via a crafted elf file, as     demonstrated by eu-readelf. (CVE-2019-7146)

  - **DISPUTED** An attempted excessive memory allocation     was discovered in the function read_long_names in     elf_begin.c in libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote     attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a warning     caused by ASAN because the allocation is big. By setting     ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and running the     reproducer, nothing happens. (CVE-2019-7148)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - 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.(CVE-2016-10255)

  - The 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.(CVE-2017-7610)

  - The check_symtab_shndx 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.(CVE-2017-7611)

  - The check_sysv_hash 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.(CVE-2017-7612)

  - The ebl_object_note_type_name function in     eblobjnotetypename.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.(CVE-2017-7608)

  - The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.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.(CVE-2017-7607)

  - elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the     number of sections and the number of segments, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-7613)

  - **DISPUTED** An attempted excessive memory allocation     was discovered in the function read_long_names in     elf_begin.c in libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote     attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a     'warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big.
    By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and     running the reproducer, nothing     happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)

  - An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175. A     segmentation fault can occur in the function     elf64_xlatetom in libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to     dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn     data read from a core file is truncated. A crafted     input can cause a program crash, leading to     denial-of-service, as demonstrated by     eu-stack.(CVE-2019-7150)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was     discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in     elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can     cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service     (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject     malformed core file notes.(CVE-2019-7665)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the version of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - **DISPUTED** An attempted excessive memory allocation     was discovered in the function read_long_names in     elf_begin.c in libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote     attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a     'warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big.
    By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and     running the reproducer, nothing     happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function     arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled.(CVE-2018-18521)

  - **DISPUTED** An attempted excessive memory allocation     was discovered in the function read_long_names in     elf_begin.c in libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote     attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a     'warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big.
    By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and     running the reproducer, nothing     happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)

  - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the     function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw     in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause     segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as     demonstrated by eu-nm.(CVE-2019-7149)

  - An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175. A     segmentation fault can occur in the function     elf64_xlatetom in libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to     dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn     data read from a core file is truncated. A crafted     input can cause a program crash, leading to     denial-of-service, as demonstrated by     eu-stack.(CVE-2019-7150)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was     discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in     elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can     cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service     (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject     malformed core file notes.(CVE-2019-7665)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-10255)

  - The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.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.(CVE-2017-7607)

  - The ebl_object_note_type_name function in     eblobjnotetypename.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.(CVE-2017-7608)

  - The 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.(CVE-2017-7610)

  - The check_symtab_shndx 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.(CVE-2017-7611)

  - The check_sysv_hash 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.(CVE-2017-7612)

  - elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the     number of sections and the number of segments, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-7613)

  - dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in     elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read)     via a crafted file.(CVE-2018-16062)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in     dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils     through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) with a     crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by     consider_notes.(CVE-2018-18310)

  - An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the     function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174.
    Although eu-size is intended to support ar files inside     ar files, handle_ar in size.c closes the outer ar file     before handling all inner entries. The vulnerability     allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2018-18520)

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function     arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled.(CVE-2018-18521)

  - An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered     in the function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in     libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote attackers could     leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a     'warning caused by ASAN because the allocation is big.
    By setting ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and     running the reproducer, nothing     happens.'(CVE-2019-7148)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has elfutils packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in     elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read)     via a crafted file. (CVE-2018-16062)

  - libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact because it tries to decompress twice.
    (CVE-2018-16402)

  - libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes     list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c     and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-     based buffer over-read and an application crash.
    (CVE-2018-16403)

  - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the     function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw     in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause     segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as     demonstrated by eu-nm. (CVE-2019-7149)

  - An issue was discovered in elfutils 0.175. A     segmentation fault can occur in the function     elf64_xlatetom in libelf/elf32_xlatetom.c, due to     dwfl_segment_report_module not checking whether the dyn     data read from a core file is truncated. A crafted input     can cause a program crash, leading to denial-of-service,     as demonstrated by eu-stack. (CVE-2019-7150)

  - An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the     function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174.
    Although eu-size is intended to support ar files inside     ar files, handle_ar in size.c closes the outer ar file     before handling all inner entries. The vulnerability     allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file.
    (CVE-2018-18520)

  - Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function     arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as     demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is     mishandled. (CVE-2018-18521)

  - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in     dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils     through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) with a     crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
    (CVE-2018-18310)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was     discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in     elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can     cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service     (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject     malformed core file notes. (CVE-2019-7665)

  - In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted     in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an     incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a     segmentation fault, leading to denial of service     (program crash). (CVE-2019-7664)

  - In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the     ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl.
    Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to     cause a denial-of-service via a crafted elf file, as     demonstrated by eu-readelf. (CVE-2019-7146)

  - **DISPUTED** An attempted excessive memory allocation     was discovered in the function read_long_names in     elf_begin.c in libelf in elfutils 0.174. Remote     attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial-of-service via crafted elf input, which leads to     an out-of-memory exception. NOTE: The maintainers     believe this is not a real issue, but instead a warning     caused by ASAN because the allocation is big. By setting     ASAN_OPTIONS=allocator_may_return_null=1 and running the     reproducer, nothing happens. (CVE-2019-7148)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

New upstream release 0.176. Fixes CVE-2019-7146, CVE-2019-7148, CVE-2019-7149, CVE-2019-7150, CVE-2019-7664 and CVE-2019-7665.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
202889	Photon OS 3.0: Elfutils PHSA-2019-3.0-0021	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
163686	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : dwarves and elfutils (SUSE-SU-2022:2614-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
135610	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.2 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2020-1448)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
134479	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2020-1190)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
132809	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2020-1055)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
132468	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : elfutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0258)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
132290	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2573)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
131797	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2523)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
131663	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2510)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
130811	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2102)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
129896	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : elfutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0209)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
126186	Photon OS 1.0: Elfutils PHSA-2019-1.0-0239	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
126180	Photon OS 2.0: Elfutils PHSA-2019-2.0-0164	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
122279	Fedora 29 : elfutils (2019-44a9d99647)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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