Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-BINUTILS-1987077
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed2 Dec 2016
Introduced: 2 Dec 2016
CVE-2017-7299 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 binutils.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not check the format of the input file before trying to read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability leads to a GNU linker (ld) program crash.