Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.30-73.el8
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Test your applications- 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.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190822-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05032915?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010204
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23765
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1797
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05032915?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS