CVE-2016-10255

elfutils: Memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (elf_getdata.c)

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 9, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE not specified