CVE-2017-8395

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to an invalid write of size 8 because of missing a malloc() return-value check to see if memory had actually been allocated in the _bfd_generic_get_section_contents function. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as objcopy, to crash.

• SECURITY UPDATE:
  • CVE-*.patch: backported many upstream patches to fix security issues.
  • CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2019-17451

This update provides the latest stable binutils, currently version 2.32 and fixes at least the following security issues:

ihex.c in GNU Binutils before 2.26 contains a stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects (CVE-2014-9939)

Use-after-free vulnerability in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to "btypevec." (CVE-2016-4487)

Use-after-free vulnerability in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to "ktypevec." (CVE-2016-4488)

Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to the "demangling of virtual tables." (CVE-2016-4489)

Integer overflow in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to inconsistent use of the long and int types for lengths. (CVE-2016-4490)

Buffer overflow in the do_type function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary. (CVE-2016-4492)

The demangle_template_value_parm and do_hpacc_template_literal functions in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted binary. (CVE-2016-4493)

The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and crash) via a cycle in the references of remembered mangled types. (CVE-2016-6131)

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 writes to illegal addresses while processing corrupt input files containing symbol-difference relocations, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2017-6965)

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations. (CVE-2017-6966)

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well. (CVE-2017-6969)

The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash. (CVE-2017-7209)

objdump in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to multiple heap-based buffer over-reads (of size 1 and size 8) while handling corrupt STABS enum type strings in a crafted object file, leading to program crash. (CVE-2017-7210)

GNU assembler in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a global buffer overflow (of size 1) while attempting to unget an EOF character from the input stream, potentially leading to a program crash. (CVE-2017-7223)

The find_nearest_line function in objdump in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an invalid write (of size 1) while disassembling a corrupt binary that contains an empty function name, leading to a program crash. (CVE-2017-7224)

The find_nearest_line function in addr2line in GNU Binutils 2.28 does not handle the case where the main file name and the directory name are both empty, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and an invalid write, and leading to a program crash. (CVE-2017-7225)

The pe_ILF_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read of size 4049 because it uses the strlen function instead of strnlen, leading to program crashes in several utilities such as addr2line, size, and strings. It could lead to information disclosure as well. (CVE-2017-7226)

GNU linker (ld) in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow while…

GNU binutil was updated to the 2.29.1 release, bringing various new features, fixing a lot of bugs and security issues.

Following security issues are being addressed by this release:

• 18750 bsc#1030296 CVE-2014-9939
• 20891 bsc#1030585 CVE-2017-7225
• 20892 bsc#1030588 CVE-2017-7224
• 20898 bsc#1030589 CVE-2017-7223
• 20905 bsc#1030584 CVE-2017-7226
• 20908 bsc#1031644 CVE-2017-7299
• 20909 bsc#1031656 CVE-2017-7300
• 20921 bsc#1031595 CVE-2017-7302
• 20922 bsc#1031593 CVE-2017-7303
• 20924 bsc#1031638 CVE-2017-7301
• 20931 bsc#1031590 CVE-2017-7304
• 21135 bsc#1030298 CVE-2017-7209
• 21137 bsc#1029909 CVE-2017-6965
• 21139 bsc#1029908 CVE-2017-6966
• 21156 bsc#1029907 CVE-2017-6969
• 21157 bsc#1030297 CVE-2017-7210
• 21409 bsc#1037052 CVE-2017-8392
• 21412 bsc#1037057 CVE-2017-8393
• 21414 bsc#1037061 CVE-2017-8394
• 21432 bsc#1037066 CVE-2017-8396
• 21440 bsc#1037273 CVE-2017-8421
• 21580 bsc#1044891 CVE-2017-9746
• 21581 bsc#1044897 CVE-2017-9747
• 21582 bsc#1044901 CVE-2017-9748
• 21587 bsc#1044909 CVE-2017-9750
• 21594 bsc#1044925 CVE-2017-9755
• 21595 bsc#1044927 CVE-2017-9756
• 21787 bsc#1052518 CVE-2017-12448
• 21813 bsc#1052503, CVE-2017-12456, bsc#1052507, CVE-2017-12454, bsc#1052509, CVE-2017-12453, bsc#1052511, CVE-2017-12452, bsc#1052514, CVE-2017-12450, bsc#1052503, CVE-2017-12456, bsc#1052507, CVE-2017-12454, bsc#1052509, CVE-2017-12453, bsc#1052511, CVE-2017-12452, bsc#1052514, CVE-2017-12450
• 21933 bsc#1053347 CVE-2017-12799
• 21990 bsc#1058480 CVE-2017-14333
• 22018 bsc#1056312 CVE-2017-13757
• 22047 bsc#1057144 CVE-2017-14129
• 22058 bsc#1057149 CVE-2017-14130
• 22059 bsc#1057139 CVE-2017-14128
• 22113 bsc#1059050 CVE-2017-14529
• 22148 bsc#1060599 CVE-2017-14745
• 22163 bsc#1061241 CVE-2017-14974
• 22170 bsc#1060621 CVE-2017-14729

Update to binutils 2.29. [fate#321454, fate#321494, fate#323293]:

• The MIPS port now supports microMIPS eXtended Physical Addressing (XPA) instructions for assembly and disassembly.
• The MIPS port now supports the microMIPS Release 5 ISA for assembly and disassembly.
• The MIPS port now supports the Imagination interAptiv MR2 processor, which implements the MIPS32r3 ISA, the MIPS16e2 ASE as well as a couple of implementation-specific regular MIPS and MIPS16e2 ASE instructions.
• The SPARC port now supports the SPARC M8 processor, which implements the Oracle SPARC Architecture 2017.
• The MIPS port now supports the MIPS16e2 ASE for assembly and disassembly.
• Add support for ELF SHF_GNU_MBIND and PT_GNU_MBIND_XXX.
• Add support for the wasm32 ELF conversion of the WebAssembly file format.
• Add --inlines option to objdump, which extends the --line-numbers option so that inlined functions will display their nesting information.
• Add --merge-notes options to objcopy to reduce the size of notes in a binary file by merging and deleting redundant notes.
• Add support for locating separate debug info files using the build-id method, where the separate file has a name based upon the build-id of the original file.

• GAS specific:

  • Add support for ELF SHF_GNU_MBIND.
  • Add support for the WebAssembly file format and wasm32 ELF conversion.
  • PowerPC gas now checks that the correct register class is used in instructions. For instance, 'addi %f4,%cr3,%r31' warns three times that the registers are invalid.
  • Add support for the Texas Instruments PRU processor.
  • Support for the ARMv8-R architecture and Cortex-R52 processor has been added to the ARM port.

• GNU ld specific:

  • Support for -z shstk in the x86 ELF linker to generate GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK in ELF GNU program properties.
  • Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_SHSTK in ELF GNU program properties in the x86 ELF linker.
  • Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_1_IBT in ELF GNU program properties in the x86 ELF linker.
  • Support…

USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.