Reachable Assertion Affecting binutils package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (12th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-BINUTILS-5853687
  • published 24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.