Summary
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing checks
when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to
excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-17122, CVE-2017-8421)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks when processing debug sections with objdump, which could lead to
an overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-6543)
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a reachable assertion, which
could lead to an intentional assertion failure when processing certain
crafted DWARF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-35205)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management
operations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive
memory consumption due to memory leaks. An attacker could possibly use
these issues to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2022-47007, CVE-2022-47008, CVE-2022-47010, CVE-2022-47011)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead
to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48063)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | binutils | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3 |
Vulnerabilities 10
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Medium 5.5
An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows…
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Unscored —
The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer overflow…
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Unscored —
The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed…
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Unscored —
load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that…
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Unscored —
In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which res…
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered function stab_demangle_v3_arg in stabs.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause …
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attacke…
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered function pr_function_type in prdbg.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a de…
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered function parse_stab_struct_fields in stabs.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to ca…
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Unscored —
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8421
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17122
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6543
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20671
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-35205
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47007
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47008
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47010
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47011
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48063