Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201686800000000
Revision Date:2017-02-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-8680 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description:The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-8680
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND dwarfutils package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '20161001-2').
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