Out-of-bounds Write Affecting mingw32-binutils package, versions <0:2.41-3.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-MINGW32BINUTILS-6811488
  • published7 May 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 30 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-1579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 mingw32-binutils to version 0:2.41-3.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:2353.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mingw32-binutils package and not the mingw32-binutils package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

CVSS Base Scores

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