USN-4012-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4012-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4012-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4012-1
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Published
2019-06-10T14:02:35.008128Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:53:14.693838Z
Summary
elfutils vulnerabilities
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

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 

{
    "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

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 

{
    "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}