| 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 [details] 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=39ff1b79f687b65f4144ddb379f22587003443fb (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)