A heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup in merge.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, because _bfd_add_merge_section mishandles section merges when size is not a multiple of entsize. A specially crafted ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 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 | debian-upgrade-binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-binutilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-binutils-devel | Dec 4, 2019 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-binutilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-binutils-devel | Dec 18, 2019 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-binutilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-binutils-devel | Dec 11, 2019 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-binutilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-binutils-devel | Nov 19, 2019 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gnu-binutils-2-32-0-11-4-9-0-1-1-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gnu-binutils-cross-i386-2-32-0-11-4-9-0-1-1-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-developer-gnu-binutils-cross-sparc-2-32-0-11-4-9-0-1-1-0 | May 30, 2019 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-binutilssuse-upgrade-binutils-develsuse-upgrade-binutils-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-binutils-goldsuse-upgrade-cross-aarch64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-arm-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-avr-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-epiphany-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-hppa-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-hppa64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-i386-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ia64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-m68k-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-mips-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ppc-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ppc64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ppc64le-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-riscv64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-rx-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-s390-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-s390x-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-sparc-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-sparc64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-spu-binutilssuse-upgrade-libctf-nobfd0suse-upgrade-libctf0 | Oct 15, 2019 | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarchubuntu-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-upgrade-binutils-multiarch | Apr 23, 2020 | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 23, 2018 |
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