There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
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)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023129 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Jul 12, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | May 19, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Feb 2, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-sparc to version 2.36.1-11.4.36.0.1.101.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-i386 to version 2.36.1-11.4.36.0.1.101.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.36.1-11.4.36.0.1.101.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Aug 27, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade bpftrace-toolsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade bpftraceUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutils | Nov 3, 2021 | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 4, 2021 |
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