CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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4Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Analysis
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Technical Context
A buffer overflow occurs when data written to a buffer exceeds its allocated size, potentially overwriting adjacent memory and corrupting program state.
Affected Products
Affected products: Gnu Binutils 2.45
Remediation
Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checked functions. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries. Apply vendor patches promptly.
Priority Score
Vendor Status
Ubuntu
Priority: Medium| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| bionic | not-affected | - |
| focal | not-affected | - |
| jammy | not-affected | - |
| trusty | not-affected | - |
| noble | released | 2.42-4ubuntu2.6 |
| plucky | released | 2.44-3ubuntu1.1 |
| upstream | released | 2.46 |
| xenial | not-affected | - |
| questing | not-affected | - |
Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | vulnerable | 2.35.2-2 | - |
| bookworm | vulnerable | 2.40-2 | - |
| trixie | vulnerable | 2.44-3 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 2.46-3 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 2.45-3 | unimportant |
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