http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1037273 Bug ID: 1037273 Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2017-8421: binutils: libbfd: leak vulnerability in objdump via a crafted PE-file Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.2 Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Security Assignee: security-team@suse.de Reporter: mikhail.kasimov@gmail.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created attachment 723532 --> http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/attachment.cgi?id=723532&action=edit CVE-2017-8421_reproducer Ref: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8421 =================================================== Description 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. =================================================== Hyperlink [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440 [2] https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=39ff1b79f687b65f4... (see https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21440#c2) (open-)SUSE: https://software.opensuse.org/package/binutils 2.28 (TW, official repo) 2.26.1 (42.{1,2}, official repo) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.