--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2015-10370
2015-06-20 13:47:29
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name        : elfutils
Product     : Fedora 22
Version     : 0.163
Release     : 1.fc22
URL         : https://sourceware.org/elfutils/
Summary     : A collection of utilities and DSOs to handle compiled objects
Description :
Elfutils is a collection of utilities, including stack (to show
backtraces), nm (for listing symbols from object files), size
(for listing the section sizes of an object or archive file),
strip (for discarding symbols), readelf (to see the raw ELF file
structures), and elflint (to check for well-formed ELF files).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Update Information:

Update to 0.163. Hardening fixes. Updated eu-addr2line utility. Various bug fixes. Updated translations.
Update to 0.162. Hardening fixes. Updated eu-addr2line utility. Various bug fixes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ChangeLog:

* Fri Jun 19 2015 Mark Wielaard  - 0.163-1
- Update to 0.163
  - Drop elfutils-0.162-ftruncate-allocate.patch
* Tue Jun 16 2015 Mark Wielaard  - 0.162-2
- Add elfutils-0.162-ftruncate-allocate.patch (#1232206)
* Thu Jun 11 2015 Mark Wielaard  - 0.162-1
- Update to 0.162 (#1170810, #1139815, #1129756, #1020842)
- Include elfutils/known-dwarf.h
- Drop BuildRequires glibc-headers (#1230468)
- Removed integrated upstream patches:
  - elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch
  - elfutils-0.161-copyreloc.patch
  - elfutils-0.161-addralign.patch
  - elfutils-0.161-ar-long-name.patch
  - elfutils-0.161-formref-type.patch
* Sat May  2 2015 Kalev Lember  - 0.161-8
- Rebuilt for GCC 5 C++11 ABI change
* Mon Mar 23 2015 Mark Wielaard  - 0.161-7
- Add elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch (#1201778)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1232206 - sizeof - kernel core/modules x 10
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232206
  [ 2 ] Bug #1231454 - Updated Polish translation
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231454
  [ 3 ] Bug #1230798 - run-elflint-self test failure with 0.162 with --enable-gcov
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230798
  [ 4 ] Bug #1170810 - Fuzzing elfutils -- various badness
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170810
  [ 5 ] Bug #1139815 - Ukrainian translation update
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1139815
  [ 6 ] Bug #1129756 - Unwinding core fails in vDSO frame when elf_begin is called with ELF_C_READ
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129756
  [ 7 ] Bug #1020842 - libelf: segment fault on x86-64 while file's bss offset have a large number
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020842
  [ 8 ] Bug #1230468 - BuildRequires on glibc-devel not glibc-headers.
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230468
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use
su -c 'yum update elfutils' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at .

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key.  More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
package-announce mailing list
package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/

Fedora 22: elfutils Security Update

June 30, 2015
Update to 0.163

Summary

Elfutils is a collection of utilities, including stack (to show

backtraces), nm (for listing symbols from object files), size

(for listing the section sizes of an object or archive file),

strip (for discarding symbols), readelf (to see the raw ELF file

structures), and elflint (to check for well-formed ELF files).

Update Information:

Update to 0.163. Hardening fixes. Updated eu-addr2line utility. Various bug fixes. Updated translations. Update to 0.162. Hardening fixes. Updated eu-addr2line utility. Various bug fixes.

Change Log

* Fri Jun 19 2015 Mark Wielaard - 0.163-1 - Update to 0.163 - Drop elfutils-0.162-ftruncate-allocate.patch * Tue Jun 16 2015 Mark Wielaard - 0.162-2 - Add elfutils-0.162-ftruncate-allocate.patch (#1232206) * Thu Jun 11 2015 Mark Wielaard - 0.162-1 - Update to 0.162 (#1170810, #1139815, #1129756, #1020842) - Include elfutils/known-dwarf.h - Drop BuildRequires glibc-headers (#1230468) - Removed integrated upstream patches: - elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch - elfutils-0.161-copyreloc.patch - elfutils-0.161-addralign.patch - elfutils-0.161-ar-long-name.patch - elfutils-0.161-formref-type.patch * Sat May 2 2015 Kalev Lember - 0.161-8 - Rebuilt for GCC 5 C++11 ABI change * Mon Mar 23 2015 Mark Wielaard - 0.161-7 - Add elfutils-0.161-aarch64relro.patch (#1201778)

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1232206 - sizeof - kernel core/modules x 10 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232206 [ 2 ] Bug #1231454 - Updated Polish translation https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231454 [ 3 ] Bug #1230798 - run-elflint-self test failure with 0.162 with --enable-gcov https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230798 [ 4 ] Bug #1170810 - Fuzzing elfutils -- various badness https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170810 [ 5 ] Bug #1139815 - Ukrainian translation update https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1139815 [ 6 ] Bug #1129756 - Unwinding core fails in vDSO frame when elf_begin is called with ELF_C_READ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129756 [ 7 ] Bug #1020842 - libelf: segment fault on x86-64 while file's bss offset have a large number https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020842 [ 8 ] Bug #1230468 - BuildRequires on glibc-devel not glibc-headers. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230468

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update elfutils' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Severity
Name : elfutils
Product : Fedora 22
Version : 0.163
Release : 1.fc22
URL : https://sourceware.org/elfutils/
Summary : A collection of utilities and DSOs to handle compiled objects

Related News