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GNU Debugger (GDB) 8.0 and earlier fails to detect a negative length field in a DWARF section. A malformed section in an ELF binary or a core file can cause GDB to repeatedly allocate memory until a process limit is reached. This can, for example, impede efforts to analyze malware with GDB.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade gdb | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-gdbserver | Dec 4, 2019 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade gdb-gdbserverUpgrade gdb | Dec 18, 2019 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade gdb-gdbserverUpgrade gdb | Sep 24, 2019 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade gdb-gdbserverUpgrade gdb-headlessUpgrade gdb | Nov 28, 2019 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/debug/gdb to version 8.3.1-11.4.15.0.1.3.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Nov 20, 2019 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 21, 2017 |
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