UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18310
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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18310
Published: 14 Oct 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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Summary:
Details: An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-18310, https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00022.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4012-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6322-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18310
Affected packages
Package
Name: elfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
Affected versions
0.157-1ubuntu1
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