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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-3487: ELSA-2021-4364: binutils security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-3487: ELSA-2021-4364: binutils security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
1
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/25/2020
Created
11/19/2021
Added
11/17/2021
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority for the following reason: Non Security Issue. See the binutils security policy for more details, https://sourceware.org/cgit/binutils-gdb/tree/binutils/SECURITY.txt There's a flaw in the BFD library of binutils. An attacker who supplies a crafted file to an application linked with BFD, and using the DWARF functionality, could cause an impact to system availability by way of excessive memory consumption.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-binutils
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-devel

References

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