Improper Input Validation Affecting gdb package, versions <13.2-150100.8.39.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.89% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-GDB-6444956
  • published15 Mar 2024
  • disclosed14 Mar 2024

Introduced: 14 Mar 2024

CVE-2018-7208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 gdb to version 13.2-150100.8.39.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In the coff_pointerize_aux function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, an index is not validated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy of a COFF object.