Description
A NULL pointer dereference (aka SEGV on unknown address 0x000000000000) was discovered in work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. This can occur during execution of objdump.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | binutils | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | binutils | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 | USN-4336-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libiberty | 20170913-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-4326-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libiberty | 20160215-1ubuntu0.3 | USN-4326-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 | USN-4336-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | binutils +1 | 2.27-41.base.el7 | RHSA-2019:2075 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | binutils +1 | 2.29.1-29.amzn2 | ALAS2-2019-1358 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | binutils +1 | 2.27-41.base.0.2.el7 | ELSA-2019-2075 |
Advisories 7
- WID-SEC-2022-0517 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- RHSA-2019:2075 Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-4336-2 binutils vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- USN-4336-1 binutils vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- USN-4326-1 libiberty vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- ALAS2-2019-1358 Moderate: binutils security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 14, 2019
- ELSA-2019-2075 Moderate: binutils security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 13, 2019
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057
- 104538 vdb-entry
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454
- GLSA-201908-01 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2019:2075 vendor-advisory
- USN-4326-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-4336-1 vendor-advisory