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CVE-2018-7570

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor ...

5.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2018-7570 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gnu Binutils, published February 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.30-r2.

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.48%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
CVE-2018-7570
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
CVE-2018-7570
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19295 No score

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
EUVD-2018-19295
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-84mp-28c6-p4qw 5.5

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor ...

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
GHSA-84mp-28c6-p4qw
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-7570 5.5

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2018-7570
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2018-7570 5.5

CVE-2018-7570 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2018-7570
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 5.5

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
CVE-2018-7570
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-7570 5.5

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7570
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-7570 5.5

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7570
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0169 No score

Updated binutils packages fixes security vulnerabilities

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…

Record
MGASA-2019-0169
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils fixes the following issues:

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes:

  • CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c (bsc#1109412)

  • CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

  • CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

  • CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

  • CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c (bsc#1111996)

  • CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

  • CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

  • CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service (bsc#1113255)

  • CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments, causing denial of service (bsc#1113252)

  • CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section, causing denial of service (bsc#1113247)

  • CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

  • CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

  • CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

  • CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

  • CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

  • CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

  • CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

  • enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

  • Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for static libs (bsc#1141913).

  • Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

  • riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

  • Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

  • Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the common binutils can handle all objects we can create with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32:

  • The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.
  • The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX instructions. It also has a new -mx86-used-note=[yes|no] option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes.
  • The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions, the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.
  • The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be disabled if necessary.
  • Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter, specifying the starting symbol for disassembly. Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the next symbol or the end of the function.
  • The BFD linker will now report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.
  • The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it more useful when generating a list of files that should be packaged for a …
Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils fixes the following issues:

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes:

  • CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c (bsc#1109412)

  • CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

  • CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

  • CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

  • CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c (bsc#1111996)

  • CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

  • CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

  • CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service (bsc#1113255)

  • CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments, causing denial of service (bsc#1113252)

  • CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section, causing denial of service (bsc#1113247)

  • CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

  • CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

  • CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

  • CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

  • CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

  • CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

  • CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

  • enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

  • Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for static libs (bsc#1141913).

  • Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

  • riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

  • Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

  • Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the common binutils can handle all objects we can create with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32:

  • The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.
  • The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX instructions. It also has a new -mx86-used-note=[yes|no] option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes.
  • The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions, the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.
  • The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be disabled if necessary.
  • Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter, specifying the starting symbol for disassembly. Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the next symbol or the end of the function.
  • The BFD linker will now report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.
  • The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it more useful when generating a list of files that should be packaged for a …
Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1 No score

binutils-2.37-1.3 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the binutils-2.37-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3170-1 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils to version 2.31 fixes the following issues:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15996: readelf allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggered a buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header (bsc#1065643)
  • CVE-2017-15939: Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) mishandled NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename (bsc#1065689)
  • CVE-2017-15938: the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) miscalculated DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash) (bsc#1065693)
  • CVE-2017-16826: The coff_slurp_line_table function the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068640)
  • CVE-2017-16832: The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068643)
  • CVE-2017-16831: Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not validate the symbol count, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068887)
  • CVE-2017-16830: The print_gnu_property_note function did not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1068888)
  • CVE-2017-16829: The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not prevent negative pointers, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1068950)
  • CVE-2017-16828: The display_debug_frames function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1069176)
  • CVE-2017-16827: The aout_get_external_symbols function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1069202)
  • CVE-2018-6323: The elf_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) had an unsigned integer overflow because bfd_size_type multiplication is not used. A crafted ELF file allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1077745)
  • CVE-2018-6543: Prevent integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() which resulted in malloc() with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1079103)
  • CVE-2018-6759: The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) had an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could have…
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3170-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3207-1 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils to 2.31 fixes the following issues:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15996: readelf allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggered a buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header (bsc#1065643).
  • CVE-2017-15939: Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) mishandled NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename (bsc#1065689).
  • CVE-2017-15938: the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) miscalculated DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash) (bsc#1065693).
  • CVE-2017-16826: The coff_slurp_line_table function the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068640).
  • CVE-2017-16832: The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068643).
  • CVE-2017-16831: Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not validate the symbol count, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068887).
  • CVE-2017-16830: The print_gnu_property_note function did not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1068888).
  • CVE-2017-16829: The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not prevent negative pointers, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1068950).
  • CVE-2017-16828: The display_debug_frames function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1069176).
  • CVE-2017-16827: The aout_get_external_symbols function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1069202).
  • CVE-2018-6323: The elf_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) had an unsigned integer overflow because bfd_size_type multiplication is not used. A crafted ELF file allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1077745).
  • CVE-2018-6543: Prevent integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() which resulted in malloc() with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1079103).
  • CVE-2018-6759: The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) had an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could have…
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3207-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:3207-2 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils to 2.31 fixes the following issues:

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2017-15996: readelf allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggered a buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header (bsc#1065643).
  • CVE-2017-15939: Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) mishandled NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename (bsc#1065689).
  • CVE-2017-15938: the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) miscalculated DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash) (bsc#1065693).
  • CVE-2017-16826: The coff_slurp_line_table function the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068640).
  • CVE-2017-16832: The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not validate size and offset values in the data dictionary, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068643).
  • CVE-2017-16831: Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not validate the symbol count, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash, or excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE file (bsc#1068887).
  • CVE-2017-16830: The print_gnu_property_note function did not have integer-overflow protection on 32-bit platforms, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1068888).
  • CVE-2017-16829: The _bfd_elf_parse_gnu_properties function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) did not prevent negative pointers, which allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1068950).
  • CVE-2017-16828: The display_debug_frames function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read, and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1069176).
  • CVE-2017-16827: The aout_get_external_symbols function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slurp_symtab invalid free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file (bsc#1069202).
  • CVE-2018-6323: The elf_object_p function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) had an unsigned integer overflow because bfd_size_type multiplication is not used. A crafted ELF file allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1077745).
  • CVE-2018-6543: Prevent integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() which resulted in malloc() with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact (bsc#1079103).
  • CVE-2018-6759: The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) had an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could have…
Record
SUSE-SU-2018:3207-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:2779-1 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils fixes the following issues:

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes:

  • CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c (bsc#1109412)

  • CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

  • CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

  • CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

  • CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c (bsc#1111996)

  • CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

  • CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

  • CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service (bsc#1113255)

  • CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments, causing denial of service (bsc#1113252)

  • CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section, causing denial of service (bsc#1113247)

  • CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

  • CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

  • CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

  • CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

  • CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

  • CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

  • CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

  • enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

  • Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for static libs (bsc#1141913).

  • Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

  • riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

  • Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

  • Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the common binutils can handle all objects we can create with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32:

  • The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.
  • The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX instructions. It also has a new -mx86-used-note=[yes|no] option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes.
  • The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions, the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.
  • The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be disabled if necessary.
  • Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter, specifying the starting symbol for disassembly. Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the next symbol or the end of the function.
  • The BFD linker will now report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.
  • The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it more useful when generating a list of files that should be packaged for a …
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:2779-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:2780-1 No score

Security update for binutils

This update for binutils fixes the following issues:

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes:

  • CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c (bsc#1109412)

  • CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

  • CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

  • CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

  • CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c (bsc#1111996)

  • CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

  • CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

  • CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service (bsc#1113255)

  • CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments, causing denial of service (bsc#1113252)

  • CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section, causing denial of service (bsc#1113247)

  • CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

  • CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

  • CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

  • CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

  • CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

  • CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

  • CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

  • enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

  • Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for static libs (bsc#1141913).

  • Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

  • riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

  • Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

  • Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the common binutils can handle all objects we can create with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32:

  • The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.
  • The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX instructions. It also has a new -mx86-used-note=[yes|no] option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes.
  • The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions, the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.
  • The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be disabled if necessary.
  • Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter, specifying the starting symbol for disassembly. Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the next symbol or the end of the function.
  • The BFD linker will now report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.
  • The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it more useful when generating a list of files that should be packaged for a …
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:2780-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
binutils
Alpine:v3.7
before 2.30-r2
2.30-r2
binutils
Alpine:v3.8
before 2.30-r6
2.30-r6
binutils
Debian:12
before 2.30-6
2.30-6
binutils
Debian:13
before 2.30-6
2.30-6
binutils
Debian:14
before 2.30-6
2.30-6
binutils
Mageia:6
before 2.32-1.1.mga6
2.32-1.1.mga6
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 2.31-6.3.1
2.31-6.3.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
before 2.31-6.3.1
2.31-6.3.1
binutils
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
cross-ppc-binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
cross-spu-binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 2.31-9.26.1
2.31-9.26.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
before 2.32-7.5.1
2.32-7.5.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1
before 2.32-7.5.1
2.32-7.5.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1
before 2.32-7.5.1
2.32-7.5.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 2.32-6.8.1
2.32-6.8.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
before 2.32-6.8.1
2.32-6.8.1
binutils
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15
before 2.32-6.8.1
2.32-6.8.1
binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
before 2.32-lp150.10.1
2.32-lp150.10.1
binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-aarch64-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-arm-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-avr-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-epiphany-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-hppa-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-hppa64-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-i386-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-ia64-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-m68k-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-mips-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-ppc-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-ppc64-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-riscv64-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-rx-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-s390-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-s390x-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-sparc-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-sparc64-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
cross-spu-binutils
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
2.32-lp151.3.3.1
binutils
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.37-1.3
2.37-1.3

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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