vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-17450: ELSA-2020-4465: binutils security update (LOW)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 8, 2019 | Nov 13, 2020 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 8, 2019
Added
Nov 13, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-binutilsoracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-devel
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