CVE-2017-15996

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.

elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a "buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header," related to an uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump, and the get_archive_member_name, process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive functions.

• 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

• CVE-2017-7223: Fix global buffer overflow (of size 1)
• CVE-2017-7224: Fix invalid write (of size 1) while disassembling
• CVE-2017-7225: Fix NULL pointer dereference and an invalid write
• CVE-2017-7226: Fix heap-based buffer over-read of size 4049
• CVE-2017-7227: Fix heap-based buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-7299: Fix invalid read (of size 8) in ELF reloc section
• CVE-2017-7300: Fix heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one)
• CVE-2017-7301: Fix off-by-one vulnerability
• CVE-2017-7302: Fix invalid read (of size 4)
• CVE-2017-7614: Fix undefined behavior issue
• CVE-2017-8393: Fix global buffer over-read error
• CVE-2017-8394: Fix invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing
• CVE-2017-8398: Fix invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug information
• CVE-2017-8421: Fix memory leak vulnerability
• CVE-2017-9742: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9744: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9747: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9748: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9749: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9753: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9754: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-12448: Fix use after free
• CVE-2017-12449: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12455: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12457: Fix NULL dereference
• CVE-2017-12458: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12459: Fix out of bounds heap write
• CVE-2017-12450: Fix out of bounds heap write
• CVE-2017-12452: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12453: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12454: Fix arbitrary memory read
• CVE-2017-12456: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-14333: Fix integer overflow, and hang because of a time-consuming loop
• CVE-2017-12451: Fix out of bounds stack read
• CVE-2017-12799: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-13710: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-14130: Fix _bfd_elf_attr_strdup heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-14932: Fix infinite loop
• CVE-2017-14938: Fix excessive memory allocation
• CVE-2017-14940: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-15020: Fix parse_die heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-15022: Fix bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-15225: Fix divide-by-zero error
• CVE-2017-15938: Fix find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault
• CVE-2017-15939: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-15996: Fix buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header
• CVE-2017-16826: Fix invalid memory access
• CVE-2017-16827: Fix slurp_symtab invalid free
• CVE-2017-16828: Fix integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-16831: Fix integer overflow or excessive memory allocation
• CVE-2017-17080: Fix bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-8396: Fix invalid read of size 1
• CVE-2017-17121: Fix memory access violation
• CVE-2017-17123: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-17124: Fix excessive memory consumption or heap-based buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-17125: Fix buffer over-read

• CVE-2017-7223: Fix global buffer overflow (of size 1)
• CVE-2017-7224: Fix invalid write (of size 1) while disassembling
• CVE-2017-7225: Fix NULL pointer dereference and an invalid write
• CVE-2017-7226: Fix heap-based buffer over-read of size 4049
• CVE-2017-7227: Fix heap-based buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-7299: Fix invalid read (of size 8) in ELF reloc section
• CVE-2017-7300: Fix heap-based buffer over-read (off-by-one)
• CVE-2017-7301: Fix off-by-one vulnerability
• CVE-2017-7302: Fix invalid read (of size 4)
• CVE-2017-7614: Fix undefined behavior issue
• CVE-2017-8393: Fix global buffer over-read error
• CVE-2017-8394: Fix invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer dereferencing
• CVE-2017-8398: Fix invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug information
• CVE-2017-8421: Fix memory leak vulnerability
• CVE-2017-9742: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9744: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9747: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9748: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9749: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9753: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-9754: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-12448: Fix use after free
• CVE-2017-12449: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12455: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12457: Fix NULL dereference
• CVE-2017-12458: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12459: Fix out of bounds heap write
• CVE-2017-12450: Fix out of bounds heap write
• CVE-2017-12452: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12453: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-12454: Fix arbitrary memory read
• CVE-2017-12456: Fix out of bounds heap read
• CVE-2017-14333: Fix integer overflow, and hang because of a time-consuming loop
• CVE-2017-12451: Fix out of bounds stack read
• CVE-2017-12799: Fix buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-13710: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-14130: Fix _bfd_elf_attr_strdup heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-14932: Fix infinite loop
• CVE-2017-14938: Fix excessive memory allocation
• CVE-2017-14940: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-15020: Fix parse_die heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-15022: Fix bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-15225: Fix divide-by-zero error
• CVE-2017-15938: Fix find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault
• CVE-2017-15939: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-15996: Fix buffer overflow on fuzzed archive header
• CVE-2017-16826: Fix invalid memory access
• CVE-2017-16827: slurp_symtab invalid free
• CVE-2017-16828: Fix integer overflow and heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-16831: Fix integer overflow or excessive memory allocation
• CVE-2017-17080: Fix bfd_getl32 heap-based buffer over-read
• CVE-2017-8396: Fix invalid read of size 1
• CVE-2017-17121: Fix memory access violation
• CVE-2017-17123: Fix NULL pointer dereference
• CVE-2017-17124: Fix excessive memory consumption or heap-based buffer overflow
• CVE-2017-17125: Fix buffer over-read

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

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…

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…

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…

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.