CVE-2018-16402: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 18.10 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Elfutils Project Elfutils: version 0.173 only
• Opensuse Leap: version 15.0 only; version 15.1 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 7.0 only

Published 2018-09-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.