The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it. This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip to crash.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Aug 16, 2019 | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade binutils-gold | Dec 2, 2017 | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 29, 2017 |
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