Reachable Assertion Affecting binutils package, versions <2.38.50.20220627-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-BINUTILS-5853692
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-35205  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 binutils to version 2.38.50.20220627-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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