ArchLinux: 201503-2: elfutils: directory traversal
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in libelf/elf_begin.c allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted archive, as demonstrated using the ar program.
Resolution
Upgrade to 0.161-3.
# pacman -Syu "elfutils>=0.161-3"
The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.
References
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/29/2 https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9447 https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44019
![Dist Arch](/images/distros/dist-arch.png)
Workaround
None.