vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17121): GNU binutils vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 4, 2017
Added
Jul 22, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a location after the end of the to-be-relocated section.

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch

References

    Title
    NEW

    Explore Exposure Command

    Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.