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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-7643: ELSA-2018-3032: binutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-7643: ELSA-2018-3032: binutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (LOW)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/01/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
11/29/2024

Description

The display_debug_ranges function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objdump.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-binutils
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-devel

References

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