Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-35448

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library aka libbfd, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in...

RockyLinux 8 : binutils (RLSA-2021:4364)

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4364 advisory. binutils: Excessive debug section size can cause excessive memory consumption in bfd's dwarf2.c readsection CVE-2021-3487 binutils: Race window allows...

AlmaLinux 8 : binutils (ALSA-2021:4364)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2021:4364 advisory. binutils: Excessive debug section size can cause excessive memory consumption in bfd's dwarf2.c readsection CVE-2021-3487 binutils: Race window allows use...

openSUSE 15 Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-SU-2021:1475-1)

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:1475-1 advisory. Update to binutils 2.37: The GNU Binutils sources now requires a C99 compiler and library to build. Support for Realm Management Extension RME fo...

Moderate: binutils security update

The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities. Security Fixes: binutils: Excessive debug...

ALSA-2021:4364 Moderate: binutils security update

The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities. Security Fixes: binutils: Excessive debug...

SUSE SLED15: binutils / binutils-devel / binutils-devel-32bit / binutils-gold / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3616-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 / SLESSAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3616-1 advisory. Update to binutils 2.37: The GNU Binutils sources now requires a C99 compiler and library to build. Support for Realm...

SUSE SLED12: binutils / binutils-devel / binutils-gold / cross-ppc-binutils / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3593-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLES12 / SLESSAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3593-1 advisory. Update to binutils 2.37: The GNU Binutils sources now requires a C99 compiler and library to build. Support for the...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU binutils affect IBM Netezza Analytics

Summary GNU binutils is used by IBM Netezza Analytics. IBM Netezza Analytics has addressed the applicable CVEs by upgrading GNU binutils to latest version 2.36.1 Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2021-20284 DESCRIPTION: GNU Binutils is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buff...

CVE-2020-35448

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library aka libbfd, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in bfdgetlsigned32 in libbfd.c because shentsize is not validated in bfdelfslurpsecondaryrelocsection in elf.c...

CVE-2020-35448

CVE-2020-35448 affects GNU Binutils’ libbfd in CP4S (Binary File Descriptor) integration. The issue is a heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl_signed_32 in libbfd.c caused by lack of validation of sh_entsize in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section() in elf.c, which can crash the application (...