1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6036-1

USN-6036-1: PatchELF vulnerability

Publication date

20 April 2023

Overview

patchelf could be made to crash or read sensitive data if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • patchelf - modify properties of ELF executables

Details

It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds
checks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially
crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)

It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds
checks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially
crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic patchelf –  0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy patchelf –  0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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