Source: elfutils
Version: 0.170-0.5
Severity: normal
Tags: patch security upstream
Forwarded: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541
Control: found -1 0.168-1

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for elfutils.

CVE-2018-16062[0]:
| dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before
| 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
| (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16062
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16062
[1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541
[2] 
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=29e31978ba51c1051743a503ee325b5ebc03d7e9

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore

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