Debian bullseye
Source: Debian Security Tracker
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-1urgency: lowsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y elfutils
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CVE-2019-7664 · cross-distro fix matrix
CVE-2019-7664: In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.
Fix per ecosystem
Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-7664 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.
Debian bookworm
Source: Debian Security Tracker
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-1urgency: lowsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y elfutils
Debian trixie
Source: Debian Security Tracker
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-1urgency: lowsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y elfutils
Alpine v3.20
Source: Alpine secdb
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade elfutils
Alpine v3.21
Source: Alpine secdb
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade elfutils
Alpine edge
Source: Alpine secdb
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade elfutils
Alpine v3.18
Source: Alpine secdb
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade elfutils
Alpine v3.19
Source: Alpine secdb
elfutils→ fixed in0.176-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade elfutils
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