Description
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
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 | 2.40-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.40-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.40-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | gdb | 14.2-150400.15.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | gdb | 13.2-150400.15.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | gdb | 13.2-150400.15.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | binutils | 2.41-9.53.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | gdb | 13.2-2.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0319-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | gdb | 13.2-150400.15.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | binutils | 2.41-9.53.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | gdb | 13.2-2.23.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0319-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | gdb | 13.2-150400.15.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | gdb | 13.2-150100.8.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | binutils | 2.41-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13411-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | gdb +1 | 14.2-150400.15.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | binutils +22 | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | gdb | 13.2-150400.15.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | gdb-testresults | 13.2-150400.15.14.4 | SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | binutils | 2.41-150100.7.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | binutils +2 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.9 | ALAS2023-2023-334 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | binutils +1 | 2.29.1-31.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2024-2401 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | gdb | 11.2-6 | — |
Advisories 12
- SUSE-SU-2024:0898-1 Security update for gdb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4413-1 Security update for gdb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1 Security update for binutils SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13411-1 binutils-2.41-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 Security update for binutils SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0319-1 Security update for gdb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4414-1 Security update for gdb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3377 Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 12, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2024:0899-1 Security update for gdb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- WID-SEC-2023-2165 binutils: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 14, 2024
- ALAS2-2024-2401 Moderate: binutils security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jan 9, 2024
- ALAS2023-2023-334 Moderate: binutils security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 7, 2023
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29922
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=8f2c64de86bc3d7556121fe296dd679000283931
- FEDORA-2023-d94be55511 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/
- FEDORA-2023-8d0913f986 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-89ade611ee vendor-advisory