Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.32-r0
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- published15 Jan 2019
- disclosed15 Jan 2019
Introduced: 15 Jan 2019
CVE-2018-20712 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.18 binutils to version 2.32-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.
A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by c++filt.
References
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20712
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20712
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88629
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24043
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106563
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-20712