elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at readelf.c.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - elfutils: an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c which causes denial of     service (CVE-2021-33294)

  - elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at     readelf.c. (CVE-2024-25260)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability that has been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - elfutils: global-buffer-overflow exists in the function ebl_machine_flag_name in eblmachineflagname.c     (CVE-2024-25260)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199457	RHEL 8 : elfutils (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
199430	RHEL 9 : elfutils (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
195594	RHEL 7 : elfutils (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
195525	RHEL 6 : elfutils (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium

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