Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.34-6ubuntu1.6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-BINUTILS-2321208
  • published16 Dec 2021
  • disclosed15 Dec 2021

Introduced: 15 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45078  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 binutils to version 2.34-6ubuntu1.6 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

stab_xcoff_builtin_type in stabs.c in GNU Binutils through 2.37 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by an out-of-bounds write. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2018-12699.

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