vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-6543): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | 2018-02-02 | 2021-07-22 | 2025-01-23 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
2018-02-02
Added
2021-07-22
Modified
2025-01-23
Description
In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
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