CVE-2018-17359
Published: 23 September 2018
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3)
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-7ubuntu4)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=30838132997e6a3cfe3ec11c58b32b22f6f6b102 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |