Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils-devel package, versions <0:2.27-34.base.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.99% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-BINUTILSDEVEL-2524738
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed22 Mar 2018

Introduced: 22 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8945  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 binutils-devel to version 0:2.27-34.base.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3032.

NVD Description

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

The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.