dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted elf file.

Description

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

References

• [oss-security] 20160524 CVE request: Multiple vunerabilities in libdwarf & dwarfdump mailing-list
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330237
• [oss-security] 20160524 Re: CVE request: Multiple vunerabilities in libdwarf & dwarfdump mailing-list