USN-6322-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16062)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2023-08-30 16:29 – Updated: 2026-06-29 10:53 – Source website
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elfutils vulnerabilities
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It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16062, CVE-2018-16403, CVE-2018-18310, CVE-2018-18520, CVE-2018-18521, CVE-2019-7149, CVE-2019-7150, CVE-2019-7665)

It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled bounds checks in certain functions when processing malformed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-21047, CVE-2021-33294)

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  "details": "It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed\nfiles. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume\nresources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16062, CVE-2018-16403, CVE-2018-18310,\nCVE-2018-18520, CVE-2018-18521, CVE-2019-7149, CVE-2019-7150,\nCVE-2019-7665)\n\nIt was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled bounds checks in\ncertain functions when processing malformed files. If a user or automated\nsystem were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils\ncould be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2020-21047, CVE-2021-33294)\n",
  "id": "USN-6322-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:53:04Z",
  "published": "2023-08-30T16:29:23Z",
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