Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-7665

Description

In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.

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Affected products

Elfutils Project/Elfutils2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.175
Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Leap2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Desktop
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Eus3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Aus2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Server Tus2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Linux Workstation
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords22 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2 pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3 pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2 pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1 pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2 pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4
< 1.22-150300.7.3.1+ 21 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: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (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
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/nvdThird Party Advisory

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