NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting binutils package, versions <2.32-7.5.1
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- published14 Apr 2022
- disclosed24 Oct 2019
Introduced: 24 Oct 2019
CVE-2018-7642 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.1 binutils to version 2.32-7.5.1 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 SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.
The swap_std_reloc_in function in aoutx.h 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 (aout_32_swap_std_reloc_out NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objcopy.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7642.html
- http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2019-October/006053.html
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20192779-1/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086786
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1128518
- https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=116acb2c268c89c89186673a7c92620d21825b25
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22887
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=116acb2c268c89c89186673a7c92620d21825b25