CVE-2018-6759

NameCVE-2018-6759
DescriptionThe bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
binutils (PTS)bullseye2.35.2-2fixed
bookworm2.40-2fixed
trixie2.43.50.20241215-1fixed
sid2.43.50.20241221-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
binutilssource(unstable)2.30-3

Notes

[stretch] - binutils <ignored> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - binutils <ignored> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - binutils <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22794
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=64e234d417d5685a4aec0edc618114d9991c031b

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