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Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting binutils package, versions <2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm6

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (10th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
2.5 low
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Red Hat
4.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-3321333
  • published 15 Feb 2023
  • disclosed 14 Sep 2023
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Introduced: 15 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-25585 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-908 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 binutils to version 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm6 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Binutils. The use of an uninitialized field in the struct module *module may lead to application crash and local denial of service.