Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.29.1-31.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-BINUTILSDEBUGINFO-6149240
  • published10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2023

Introduced: 17 May 2023

CVE-2023-1972  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 binutils-debuginfo to version 0:2.29.1-31.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2401.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-debuginfo package and not the binutils-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.

CVSS Scores

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