CVE-2018-20623
Published: 31 December 2018
In GNU Binutils 2.31.1, there is a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c when called from the process_archive function in readelf.c via a crafted ELF file.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | need to validate correct commit, see bug |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3)
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| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.32-8ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=28e817cc440bce73691c03e01860089a0954a837 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |