CVE-2018-6759
Published: 6 February 2018
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
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xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
|
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.30-15ubuntu1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
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eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
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hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.31)
|
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mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.31.1-6ubuntu1)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=64e234d417d5685a4aec0edc618114d9991c031b |
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 |