vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-8945: ELSA-2018-3032: binutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 7, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 7, 2018
Added
Nov 6, 2018
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-binutilsoracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-devel
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