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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting binutils package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-BINUTILS-1940291
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 28 Dec 2018
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Introduced: 28 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20651 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.