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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting binutils package, versions <2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.12% (45th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-BINUTILS-403493
  • published 21 Mar 2017
  • disclosed 21 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 21 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7209 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 binutils to version 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 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.

The dump_section_as_bytes function in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 accesses a NULL pointer while reading section contents in a corrupt binary, leading to a program crash.