Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.38-4ubuntu2.2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-BINUTILS-5420349
- published 12 Apr 2023
- disclosed 17 May 2023
Introduced: 12 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-1972 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 binutils to version 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.
CVSS Scores
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