ALAS-2024-2688


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2688
Advisory Release Date: 2024-10-24 23:54 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-10-31 18:00 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in libdwarf. A possible memory leak allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2020-27545)


Affected Packages:

libdwarf


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 libdwarf to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    libdwarf-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
    libdwarf-devel-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
    libdwarf-static-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
    libdwarf-tools-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
    libdwarf-debuginfo-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.aarch64

i686:
    libdwarf-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.i686
    libdwarf-devel-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.i686
    libdwarf-static-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.i686
    libdwarf-tools-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.i686
    libdwarf-debuginfo-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.i686

src:
    libdwarf-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.src

x86_64:
    libdwarf-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
    libdwarf-devel-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
    libdwarf-static-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
    libdwarf-tools-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
    libdwarf-debuginfo-20130207-4.amzn2.0.3.x86_64