CVE-2018-6759
Publication date 6 February 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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binutils | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of ESM support, was needed |
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Package | Patch details |
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binutils |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
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 |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4336-2
- GNU binutils vulnerabilities
- 21 July 2021