Your submission was sent successfully! Close

You have successfully unsubscribed! Close

Thank you for signing up for our newsletter!
In these regular emails you will find the latest updates about Ubuntu and upcoming events where you can meet our team.Close

CVE-2018-7642

Published: 2 March 2018

The swap_std_reloc_in function in aoutx.h 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 (aout_32_swap_std_reloc_out NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (2.30-6)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=116acb2c268c89c89186673a7c92620d21825b25

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