| Name | CVE-2018-20671 |
| Description | load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| binutils (PTS) | bullseye | 2.35.2-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.40-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.44-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| binutils | source | (unstable) | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24005
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=11fa9f134fd658075c6f74499c780df045d9e9ca
binutils not covered by security support