In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 1, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Feb 9, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
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