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CVE-2014-8485

Published: 9 December 2014

The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2)
precise
Released (2.22-6ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (2.24-5ubuntu3.1)
upstream Needs triage

utopic
Released (2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa