Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils-devel package, versions <2.32-7.5.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-BINUTILSDEVEL-2733239
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Oct 2019

Introduced: 24 Oct 2019

CVE-2018-6759  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 binutils-devel to version 2.32-7.5.1 or higher.

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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS Scores

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