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The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a global buffer over-read error because of an assumption made by code that runs for objcopy and strip, that SHT_REL/SHR_RELA sections are always named starting with a .rel/.rela prefix. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy and strip, to crash.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | May 1, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 1, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Aug 16, 2019 | May 1, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 22, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade libctf0Upgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bit | Dec 1, 2017 | May 1, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 22, 2021 | May 1, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 1, 2017 |
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