CVE-2018-12698 Affecting binutils package, versions <2.32.51.20190707-1
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- published16 Jul 2026
- disclosed23 Jun 2018
Introduced: 23 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-12698 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.32.51.20190707-1 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
demangle_template in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM) during the "Create an array for saving the template argument values" XNEWVEC call. This can occur during execution of objdump.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-12698
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12698
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104539
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/