vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-7568: Low: binutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RHSA-2018:3032)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 28, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 28, 2018
Added
Oct 31, 2018
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
The parse_die function in dwarf1.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 (integer overflow and application crash) via an ELF file with corrupt dwarf1 debug information, as demonstrated by nm.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-binutilsredhat-upgrade-binutils-debuginforedhat-upgrade-binutils-devel
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