| Name | CVE-2016-10255 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| elfutils (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.159-4.2+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 0.168-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 0.168-1+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 0.176-1.1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.183-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.188-2.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.192-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| elfutils | source | (unstable) | 0.168-0.2 | low | | |
Notes
[jessie] - elfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - elfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
0.168-0.2 first version uploaded to unstable
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/elfutils.git/commit/?id=09ec02ec7f7e6913d10943148e2a898264345b07