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Alpine: libasm, multiple elfutils packages: security update to 0.168-r1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 423884

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

 - The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
 service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file. (CVE-2017-7607)

 - The ebl_object_note_type_name function in eblobjnotetypename.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers
 to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
 (CVE-2017-7608)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7607

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7608

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 423884

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7608

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7607, CVE-2017-7608

BID: 98608, 98609