CVE-2018-18607

Updated: 2023-11-07 20:05:26.214637

Description:

An issue was discovered in elf_link_input_bfd in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section. A specially crafted ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.


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Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 4.3
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated
CentOS 6 ELS binutils 2.20 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1640621287 2022-05-05 12:03:34
CloudLinux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1639670535 2021-12-27 14:17:23
Oracle Linux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1639670584 2021-12-16 15:55:22
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS binutils 2.26 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1635459139 2021-12-16 10:40:04