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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17122): GNU binutils vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17122): GNU binutils vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/04/2017
Created
03/25/2022
Added
03/23/2022
Modified
10/06/2023

Description

The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-binutils
  • ubuntu-upgrade-binutils-multiarch

References

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