Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils-gold package, versions <2.37-7.21.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-BINUTILSGOLD-2660382
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2021

Introduced: 4 Nov 2021

CVE-2020-35493  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 binutils-gold to version 2.37-7.21.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-gold package and not the binutils-gold package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw exists in binutils in bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted PEF file to be parsed by objdump could cause a heap buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds read that could lead to an impact to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.

CVSS Scores

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