| Name | CVE-2018-16403 |
| Description | 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. |
| 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 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 0.168-1+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster | 0.176-1.1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 0.176-1.1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.183-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.188-2.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.191-1 | 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) | 0.175-1 | low | | |
Notes
[stretch] - elfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - elfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda
[wheezy] - elfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)