The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Jan 8, 2018 | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Nov 19, 2019 | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade libctf0Upgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutils | Dec 1, 2017 | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 21, 2017 |
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