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Bug 614002 (CVE-2016-10255) - <dev-libs/elfutils-0.168: memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (elf_getdata.c)
Summary: <dev-libs/elfutils-0.168: memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_w...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2016-10255
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Vulnerabilities (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/...
Whiteboard: A3 [glsa cve]
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Depends on: CVE-2017-7607, CVE-2017-7608, CVE-2017-7609, CVE-2017-7610, CVE-2017-7611, CVE-2017-7612, CVE-2017-7613
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Reported: 2017-03-27 08:36 UTC by Agostino Sarubbo
Modified: 2017-10-13 22:33 UTC (History)
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Description Agostino Sarubbo gentoo-dev 2017-03-27 08:36:27 UTC 
Details at $URL.


@maintainer(s): since the fixed package is already in the tree, please let us know if it is ready for the stabilization or not.
Comment 1 Yury German Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev 2017-03-29 07:42:39 UTC 
CVE ID: CVE-2016-10255
   Summary: 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.
 Published: 2017-03-23T16:59:00.000Z
Comment 2 GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev 2017-10-13 22:33:09 UTC 
This issue was resolved and addressed in
 GLSA 201710-10 at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
by GLSA coordinator Aaron Bauman (b-man).