Out-of-Bounds Affecting gdb-gdbserver package, versions <0:8.0.1-36.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GDBGDBSERVER-8321905
  • published1 Nov 2024
  • disclosed25 Jul 2023

Introduced: 25 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-39130  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 gdb-gdbserver to version 0:8.0.1-36.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2685.

NVD Description

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

GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function pe_as16() at /gdb/coff-pe-read.c.

CVSS Base Scores

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