Name: CVE-2018-20623: Use After Free
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-20623, CWE-416, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00324

In GNU Binutils 2.31.1, there is a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c when called from the process_archive function in readelf.c via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
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	Dec 31, 2018
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8	—	Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils	Jun 27, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Oracle Solaris	—	Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-sparc to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-i386 to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4	May 30, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Dec 31, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutils	Oct 15, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)	Apr 23, 2020	Dec 31, 2018
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Dec 31, 2018

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