Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.30-73.el8


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.09% (36th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
4 medium
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Red Hat
4.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-BINUTILS-2039977
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 24 Jul 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 binutils to version 0:2.30-73.el8 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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff header field must be opened.