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Debian: CVE-2017-9954: binutils -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 26, 2017
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as demonstrated by mishandling within the nm program.

Solution

debian-upgrade-binutils
Title
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