UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10255

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10255

    Published: 23 Mar 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-10255
    Aliases:
    USN-3670-1

    Summary:

    Details: The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10255, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3670-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10255

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: elfutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.158-0ubuntu5.3

    Affected versions

    0.157-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High