stab_xcoff_builtin_type in stabs.c in GNU Binutils through 2.37 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by an out-of-bounds write. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2018-12699.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade binutils | Mar 21, 2024 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023366 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-libs/binutils-libs.Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Aug 16, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade binutils | Apr 20, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | May 25, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Mar 22, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Mar 29, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade binutils | Mar 3, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutils | Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 23, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 15, 2021 |
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