In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade binutils | Dec 27, 2019 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Nov 27, 2018 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.30.1-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/clisp to version 2.49-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/bcc to version 0.16.17-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 18, 2018 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-i386-binutils | Oct 18, 2018 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 2, 2018 |
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