CVE-2018-6872
Published: 09 February 2018
The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 5.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.31)
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| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(2.30-20ubuntu2~18.04)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Needed
|
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Needs triage
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Patches: Upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 (trunk) Upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=d895ef77ffc94e02e748856c2ab54f5bb8cc867e (2.30 branch) |
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