The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure. (CVE-2016-10254)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

This update for elfutils fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

CVE-2018-16403: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read that could have led to Denial of Service (bsc#1107067).

CVE-2016-10254: Fixed a memory allocation failure in alloxate_elf (bsc#1030472).

CVE-2019-7665: NT_PLATFORM core file note should be a zero terminated string (bsc#1125007).

CVE-2016-10255: Fixed a memory allocation failure in libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (bsc#1030476).

CVE-2019-7150: Added a missing check in dwfl_segment_report_module which could have allowed truncated files to be read (bsc#1123685).

CVE-2018-16062: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow (bsc#1106390).

CVE-2017-7611: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read that could have led to Denial of Service (bsc#1033088).

CVE-2017-7613: Fixed denial of service caused by the missing validation of the number of sections and the number of segments in a crafted ELF file (bsc#1033090).

CVE-2017-7607: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in handle_gnu_hash (bsc#1033084).

CVE-2017-7608: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in ebl_object_note_type_name() (bsc#1033085).

CVE-2017-7610: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in check_group (bsc#1033087).

CVE-2018-18521: Fixed multiple divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in function arlib_add_symbols() (bsc#1112723).

CVE-2017-7612: Fixed a denial of service in check_sysv_hash() via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1033089).

CVE-2018-18310: Fixed an invalid address read in dwfl_segment_report_module.c (bsc#1111973).

CVE-2018-18520: Fixed bad handling of ar files inside are files (bsc#1112726).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3670-1 advisory.

    Agostino Sarubbo discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF files. If a user or     automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted ELF file, elfutils could be made to     crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201710-10 (elfutils: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in elfutils. Please review       the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via       specially crafted ELF files.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

According to the version of the elfutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils     before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which     triggers a memory allocation failure.(CVE-2016-10254)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
219173	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-10254	Nessus	Misc.	medium
126498	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : elfutils (SUSE-SU-2019:1733-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
110382	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : elfutils vulnerabilities (USN-3670-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
103845	GLSA-201710-10 : elfutils: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
102230	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2017-1143)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
102229	EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2017-1142)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium

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