Description
A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | binutils | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
| Fedora | Fedora 36 | — | — |
| Fedora | Fedora 37 | — | — |
| Fedora | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Fedora | Fedora | — | — |
| Fedora | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
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 | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-2369 binutils: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 27, 2023
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2167502 issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/