Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2197
Advisory Release Date: 2023-08-03 18:10 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-08-08 22:02 Pacific
Severity:
Low
Issue Overview:
In elfutils 0.183, an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c .Which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted file. (CVE-2021-33294)
Affected Packages:
elfutils
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update elfutils to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
elfutils-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-libs-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-devel-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-libelf-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
elfutils-debuginfo-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
i686:
elfutils-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-libs-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-devel-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-libelf-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
elfutils-debuginfo-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.i686
noarch:
elfutils-default-yama-scope-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.noarch
src:
elfutils-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.src
x86_64:
elfutils-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-libs-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-devel-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-devel-static-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-libelf-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
elfutils-debuginfo-0.176-2.amzn2.0.1.x86_64