Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16402
CVE-2018-16402
Description
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.
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Affected products
15- Range: =0.173
- osv-coords14 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3
< 1.22-150300.7.3.1+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-4.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-4.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
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