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Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting binutils package, versions <2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5

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Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (27th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-BINUTILS-1650608
  • published 2 May 2017
  • disclosed 2 May 2017
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Introduced: 2 May 2017

CVE-2017-8421 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-772 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 binutils to version 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.