The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade binutils | Dec 27, 2019 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Nov 27, 2018 | Feb 28, 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 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutils | Oct 18, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 28, 2018 |
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