CVE-2019-7665: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-7665 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 7Timeline
- 09-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.31% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (sourceware.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (sourceware.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat7 products
- enterprise_linux8.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_eus8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
- enterprise_linux_server_aus8.2 | 8.4
Debian2 products
- elfutils< 0.176-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
- elfutils< 0.176-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10
Elfutils_project1 product
- elfutils0.175
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 15.1
Ubuntu1 product
- elfutils< 0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1 | < 0.165-3ubuntu1.2 | < 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1
7 vendors · 14 products
References
14 links- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory- sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00049.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory