UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18521

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18521

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18521.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18521

Related

Published

2018-10-19T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:41Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlibaddsymbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is mishandled.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name: elfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.157-1ubuntu1

0.158-0ubuntu3

0.158-0ubuntu4

0.158-0ubuntu5

0.158-0ubuntu5.1

0.158-0ubuntu5.2

0.158-0ubuntu5.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name: elfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.165-3ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.165-3ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.163-4ubuntu1

0.163-5.1

0.164-1

0.165-3

0.165-3ubuntu1

0.165-3ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name: elfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.170-0.1

0.170-0.2

0.170-0.3

0.170-0.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name: elfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.176-1.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.176-1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.176-1.1"
        }
    ]
}