CVE-2018-6872

The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote att...

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The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.

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

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Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6872 binutils Fixed in: 2.30-4

References

advisory securityfocus.com
advisory security.gentoo.org
patch sourceware.org
web lists.opensuse.org
web lists.opensuse.org
web sourceware.org