CVE-2018-20651

A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as dis...

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A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

Fix status by distribution

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Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20651 binutils Fixed in: 2.32.51.20190707-1

References

advisory securityfocus.com
advisory security.gentoo.org
advisory support.f5.com
report sourceware.org
web lists.opensuse.org
web lists.opensuse.org
web sourceware.org
web usn.ubuntu.com