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CVE-2018-8769
HIGH

CVE-2018-8769

Published Mar 18, 2018 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSHIGH · 7.8
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood0.84%
QFinch risk score10 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

elfutils 0.170 has a buffer over-read in the ebl_dynamic_tag_name function of libebl/ebldynamictagname.c because SYMTAB_SHNDX is unsupported.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

elfutils 0.170 has a buffer over-read in the ebl_dynamic_tag_name function of libebl/ebldynamictagname.c because SYMTAB_SHNDX is unsupported.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSS
SSVC priority
MEDIUM
Confidence
10%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. sourceware.org ↗

Record history

Published Mar 18, 2018 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026