Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201686810000000
Revision Date:2017-02-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-8681 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - 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-2016-8681
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND dwarfutils package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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