Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.49% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-BINUTILS-2499008
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Dec 2014

Introduced: 9 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8485  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 binutils to version 0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-2079.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.

CVSS Base Scores

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