The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-avr | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Aug 6, 2019 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Dec 18, 2019 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Jun 3, 2020 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Nov 19, 2019 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-i386 to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-sparc to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | May 30, 2019 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils | Apr 23, 2020 | Dec 9, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 10, 2018 |
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