Bug 2276140 (CVE-2024-31745) - CVE-2024-31745 libdwarf: use after free in dw_empty_errlist_item in dwarf_alloc.c
Summary: CVE-2024-31745 libdwarf: use after free in dw_empty_errlist_item in dwarf_all...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-31745
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2276141
Blocks: 2276137
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-04-19 19:48 UTC by Robb Gatica
Modified: 2024-04-22 05:26 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: libdwarf 0.9.2
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A flaw was found in libdwarf. An attacker may use a specially-crafted file to trigger a use-after-free condition, which can potentially lead to an application crash or other unexpected behavior.
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Description Robb Gatica 2024-04-19 19:48:02 UTC 
Libdwarf v0.9.1 was discovered to contain a heap use-after-free via the dw_empty_errlist_item function at /libdwarf/dwarf_alloc.c.

https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/commit/404e6b1b14f60c81388d50b4239f81d461b3c3ad
https://github.com/davea42/libdwarf-code/issues/238
Comment 1 Robb Gatica 2024-04-19 19:49:00 UTC 
Created libdwarf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2276141]
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