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[ASA-201707-7] libdwarf: denial of service |
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201707-7
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Severity: Low
Date : 2017-07-11
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-9998
Package : libdwarf
Type : denial of service
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-332
Summary
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The package libdwarf before version 20170709-1 is vulnerable to denial
of service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 20170709-1.
# pacman -Syu "libdwarf>=20170709-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 20170709.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf
through 2017-06-28 allows attackers to cause a denial of service
(Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.
Impact
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An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a local user into
submitting a crafted file to a program linked against libdwarf.
References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1465756
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-9998
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