Debian dla-3579 : elfutils - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 181835

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3579 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3579-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz September 23, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : elfutils Version : 0.176-1.1+deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2020-21047

An issue has been found in elfutils, a collection of utilities to handle ELF objects.
Due to missing bound checks and reachable asserts, an attacker can use crafted elf files to trigger application crashes that result in denial-of-services.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.176-1.1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your elfutils packages.

For the detailed security status of elfutils please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/elfutils

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the elfutils packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 181835

File Name: debian_DLA-3579.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-21047

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libelf1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdw1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libasm-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libasm1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdw-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libelf-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:elfutils

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-21047

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