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elfutils: vulnerability history, versions and safety

elfutils is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 55 vulnerabilities for it across 40 releases, from Apr 2014 to Feb 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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55 vulnerabilities recorded U55
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15 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on elfutils i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 15 of the 55 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 55 vulnerabilities on record across 10 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 15 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 55 over 10 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 17 Feb 2025 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 15 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for elfutils, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 40 of 40 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2014 2
  • 2015 2
  • 2017 16
  • 2018 12
  • 2019 6
  • 2023 3
  • 2024 2
  • 2025 12

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 55 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for elfutils

The 5 most severe of 55 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Double Free and Application Crash in elfutils 9.8 critical 0.175-1 03 Sep 2018
Invalid Memory Address Dereference in libelf in elfutils 6.5 medium 0.175-1 19 Oct 2018
Denial of Service Vulnerability in elfutils Package (CVE-2016-10255) 5.5 medium 0.168-0.2 23 Mar 2017
Infinite Loop Denial of Service in elfutils 5.5 medium No fix published 18 Jul 2023
Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in elfutils - CVE-2018-16062 5.5 medium 0.175-1 29 Aug 2018

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About elfutils

Is elfutils safe to use?

Vulert records 55 vulnerabilities for elfutils in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 55 not yet rated. 15 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does elfutils have?

55 vulnerabilities are recorded for elfutils in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 55 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new elfutils vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for elfutils in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 11 Apr 2014. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of elfutils are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor elfutils for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the elfutils version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.