An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted PE file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable objdump.

An update of the crash package has been released.

An update of the binutils package has been released.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - binutils: Integer overflow in cplus-dem.c:get_count() allows for denial of service (CVE-2018-18483)

  - The ignore_section_sym function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, does not validate the output_section pointer in the case of a symtab     entry with a SECTION type that has a 0 value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy.
    (CVE-2018-10535)

  - An issue was discovered in arm_pt in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30.
    Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive     stack frames: demangle_arm_hp_template, demangle_class_name, demangle_fund_type, do_type, do_arg,     demangle_args, and demangle_nested_args. This can occur during execution of nm-new. (CVE-2018-12641)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_elf_final_link function (CVE-2017-7614)

  - The _bfd_vms_save_sized_string function in vms-misc.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an out of     bounds heap read via a crafted vms file. (CVE-2017-12449)

  - The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote     attackers to cause an out of bounds stack read via a crafted COFF image file. (CVE-2017-12451)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4336-2 advisory.

    USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides the corresponding update     for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4336-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated     system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils     to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the binutils package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU     Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer     overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or     heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE     file.(CVE-2017-17122)

  - The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c     in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does     not properly validate the size of the external string     table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based     buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF     binary.(CVE-2017-17124)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access     violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact     via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a     location after the end of the to-be-relocated     section.(CVE-2017-17121)

  - nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle     certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service     (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-17125)

  - The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate     size and offset values in the data dictionary, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (segmentation violation and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE     file.(CVE-2017-16832)

  - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29,     miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of     a relocatable object file, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service     (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read,     segmentation fault, and application     crash).(CVE-2017-15938)

  - The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in     the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution.(CVE-2017-9745)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer     dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This     vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis     of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as     objcopy, to crash.(CVE-2017-8394)

  - The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a malformed tekhex     binary.(CVE-2017-12967)

  - The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as     demonstrated by mishandling within the nm     program.(CVE-2017-9954)

  - The get_build_id function in opncls.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based     buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted     file in which a certain size field is larger than a     corresponding data field, as demonstrated by     mishandling within the objdump program.(CVE-2017-9955)

  - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     MIPS GOT mishandling in the process_mips_specific     function in readelf.c.(CVE-2017-9041)

  - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     the byte_get_little_endian function in elfcomm.c, the     get_unwind_section_word function in readelf.c, and ARM     unwind information that contains invalid word     offsets.(CVE-2017-9038)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-7209)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid     read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs     (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not     check the format of the input file before trying to     read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability     leads to a GNU linker (ld) program     crash.(CVE-2017-7299)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-17360)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in     bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this     vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2018-17359)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in
    _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c.
    Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2018-17358)

  - The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in     the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer     dereference and application crash) via a crafted COFF     based file.(CVE-2017-17123)

  - elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does     not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32     heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted object file, related to     elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo,     elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and     elfcore_grok_nto_status.(CVE-2017-17080)

  - _bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info in dwarf2.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak)     via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-15225)

  - process_debug_info in dwarf.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF     file that contains a negative size value in a CU     structure.(CVE-2017-14934)

  - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29,     mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and application     crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an     incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.(CVE-2017-15939)

  - decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-14932)

  - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does     not validate the DW_AT_name data type, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference, or     out-of-bounds access, and application crash) via a     crafted ELF file, related to scan_unit_for_symbols and     parse_comp_unit.(CVE-2017-15022)

  - bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 in opncls.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based     buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted     ELF file, related to bfd_getl32.(CVE-2017-15021)

  - Memory leak in decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-14930)

  - decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and     application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-15025)

  - decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based buffer over-read and application     crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     read_1_byte.(CVE-2017-14939)

  - scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-14940)

  - _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive     memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted     ELF file.(CVE-2017-14938)

  - The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName     vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to     the bfd_getl16 function.(CVE-2017-14529)

  - The decode_line_info function in dwarf2.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (read_1_byte     heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-14128)

  - The read_section function in dwarf2.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (parse_comp_unit     heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-14129)

  - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted     ELF file with many program headers, related to the     get_program_headers function in     readelf.c.(CVE-2017-9039)

  - 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.(CVE-2018-18607)

  - An issue was discovered in the merge_strings function     in merge.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.
    There is a NULL pointer dereference in
    _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge     sections with large alignments. A specially crafted ELF     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service,     as demonstrated by ld.(CVE-2018-18606)

  - A heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in     the function sec_merge_hash_lookup in merge.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, because
    _bfd_add_merge_section mishandles section merges when     size is not a multiple of entsize. A specially crafted     ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service, as demonstrated by ld.(CVE-2018-18605)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.32. It is an integer overflow leading to a     SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c, as     demonstrated by nm.(CVE-2019-17451)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The dump_relocs_in_section function in objdump.c in GNU     Binutils 2.29.1 does not check for reloc count integer     overflows, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (excessive memory allocation, or     heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE     file.(CVE-2017-17122)

  - The _bfd_coff_read_string_table function in coffgen.c     in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does     not properly validate the size of the external string     table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (excessive memory consumption, or heap-based     buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted COFF     binary.(CVE-2017-17124)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access     violation) or possibly have unspecified other impact     via a COFF binary in which a relocation refers to a     location after the end of the to-be-relocated     section.(CVE-2017-17121)

  - nm.c and objdump.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 mishandle     certain global symbols, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service     (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string buffer over-read     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-17125)

  - The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in     the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution.(CVE-2017-9745)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 4 due to NULL pointer     dereferencing of _bfd_elf_large_com_section. This     vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis     of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as     objcopy, to crash.(CVE-2017-8394)

  - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29,     miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of     a relocatable object file, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service     (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read,     segmentation fault, and application     crash).(CVE-2017-15938)

  - The pe_bfd_read_buildid function in peicode.h in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does not validate     size and offset values in the data dictionary, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (segmentation violation and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PE     file.(CVE-2017-16832)

  - The getsym function in tekhex.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a malformed tekhex     binary.(CVE-2017-12967)

  - The get_build_id function in opncls.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based     buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted     file in which a certain size field is larger than a     corresponding data field, as demonstrated by     mishandling within the objdump program.(CVE-2017-9955)

  - The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as     demonstrated by mishandling within the nm     program.(CVE-2017-9954)

  - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     MIPS GOT mishandling in the process_mips_specific     function in readelf.c.(CVE-2017-9041)

  - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted     ELF file with many program headers, related to the     get_program_headers function in     readelf.c.(CVE-2017-9039)

  - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     the byte_get_little_endian function in elfcomm.c, the     get_unwind_section_word function in readelf.c, and ARM     unwind information that contains invalid word     offsets.(CVE-2017-9038)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-7209)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an invalid     read (of size 8) because the code to emit relocs     (bfd_elf_final_link function in bfd/elflink.c) does not     check the format of the input file before trying to     read the ELF reloc section header. The vulnerability     leads to a GNU linker (ld) program     crash.(CVE-2017-7299)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-17360)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in     bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this     vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2018-17359)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in
    _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c.
    Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2018-17358)

  - The coff_slurp_reloc_table function in coffcode.h in     the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer     dereference and application crash) via a crafted COFF     based file.(CVE-2017-17123)

  - elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, does     not validate sizes of core notes, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_getl32     heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted object file, related to     elfcore_grok_netbsd_procinfo,     elfcore_grok_openbsd_procinfo, and     elfcore_grok_nto_status.(CVE-2017-17080)

  - _bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info in dwarf2.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory leak)     via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-15225)

  - process_debug_info in dwarf.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF     file that contains a negative size value in a CU     structure.(CVE-2017-14934)

  - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29,     mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and application     crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an     incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.(CVE-2017-15939)

  - decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-14932)

  - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does     not validate the DW_AT_name data type, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference, or     out-of-bounds access, and application crash) via a     crafted ELF file, related to scan_unit_for_symbols and     parse_comp_unit.(CVE-2017-15022)

  - bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 in opncls.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based     buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted     ELF file, related to bfd_getl32.(CVE-2017-15021)

  - Memory leak in decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-14930)

  - decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and     application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-15025)

  - scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-14940)

  - decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (heap-based buffer over-read and application     crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to     read_1_byte.(CVE-2017-14939)

  - _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive     memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted     ELF file.(CVE-2017-14938)

  - The pe_print_idata function in peXXigen.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles HintName     vector entries, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted PE file, related to     the bfd_getl16 function.(CVE-2017-14529)

  - The read_section function in dwarf2.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (parse_comp_unit     heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-14129)

  - The decode_line_info function in dwarf2.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (read_1_byte     heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via     a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-14128)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for binutils fixes the following issues :

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes :

  - CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in
    _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c     (bsc#1109412)

  - CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in     bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

  - CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

  - CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused     by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

  - CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address     dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c     (bsc#1111996)

  - CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by     libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of     service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

  - CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++     demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by     recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

  - CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read     issue was discovered in the function     sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service     (bsc#1113255)

  - CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in
    _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections     with large alignments, causing denial of service     (bsc#1113252)

  - CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in     elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols     without any TLS section, causing denial of service     (bsc#1113247)

  - CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in     bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

  - CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite     loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

  - CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error     function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

  - CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL     pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in     elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

  - CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can     trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in     load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

  - CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in     bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynam     ic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

  - CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access     that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

  - enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

  - Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for     static libs (bsc#1141913).

  - Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

  - riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

  - Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of     pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

  - Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the     common binutils can handle all objects we can create     with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32 :

  - The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.

  - The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option     to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX     instructions. It also has a new -mx86-used-note=[yes|no]     option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes. 

  - The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions     R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions,     the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the     Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.

  - The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a     default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is     allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be     disabled if necessary.

  - Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter,     specifying the starting symbol for disassembly.
    Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the     next symbol or the end of the function.

  - The BFD linker will now report property change in linker     map file when merging GNU properties.

  - The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members     within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it     more useful when generating a list of files that should     be packaged for a linker bug report.

  - The GOLD linker has improved warning messages for     relocations that refer to discarded sections.

  - Improve relro support on s390 [fate#326356]

  - Fix broken debug symbols (bsc#1118644)

  - Handle ELF compressed header alignment correctly.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

This update for binutils fixes the following issues :

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes :

  - CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in
    _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c     (bsc#1109412)

  - CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in     bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

  - CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

  - CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused     by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

  - CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address     dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c     (bsc#1111996)

  - CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by     libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of     service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

  - CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++     demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by     recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

  - CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read     issue was discovered in the function     sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service     (bsc#1113255)

  - CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in
    _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections     with large alignments, causing denial of service     (bsc#1113252)

  - CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in     elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols     without any TLS section, causing denial of service     (bsc#1113247)

  - CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in     bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

  - CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite     loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

  - CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error     function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

  - CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL     pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in     elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

  - CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can     trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in     load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

  - CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in     bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynam     ic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

  - CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access     that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

  - enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

  - Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for     static libs (bsc#1141913).

  - Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

  - riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

  - Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of     pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

  - Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the     common binutils can handle all objects we can create     with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32 :

  - The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.

  - The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option     to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX     instructions. It also has a new -mx86-used-note=[yes|no]     option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes. 

  - The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions     R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions,     the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the     Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.

  - The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a     default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is     allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be     disabled if necessary.

  - Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter,     specifying the starting symbol for disassembly.
    Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the     next symbol or the end of the function.

  - The BFD linker will now report property change in linker     map file when merging GNU properties.

  - The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members     within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it     more useful when generating a list of files that should     be packaged for a linker bug report.

  - The GOLD linker has improved warning messages for     relocations that refer to discarded sections.

  - Improve relro support on s390 [fate#326356]

  - Fix broken debug symbols (bsc#1118644)

  - Handle ELF compressed header alignment correctly.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

This update for binutils fixes the following issues :

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch [jsc#ECO-368].

Includes following security fixes :

CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in
_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c (bsc#1109412)

CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c (bsc#1111996)

CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service (bsc#1113255)

CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in
_bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments, causing denial of service (bsc#1113252)

CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section, causing denial of service (bsc#1113247)

CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for static libs (bsc#1141913).

Fixed some LTO build issues (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

Fixed a segfault in ld when building some versions of pacemaker (bsc#1154025, bsc#1154016).

Add avr, epiphany and rx to target_list so that the common binutils can handle all objects we can create with crosses (bsc#1152590).

Update to binutils 2.32: The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.

The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX instructions. It also has a new

-mx86-used-note=[yes|no] option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes.

The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions, the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.

The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be disabled if necessary.

Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter, specifying the starting symbol for disassembly. Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the next symbol or the end of the function.

The BFD linker will now report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.

The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it more useful when generating a list of files that should be packaged for a linker bug report.

The GOLD linker has improved warning messages for relocations that refer to discarded sections.

Improve relro support on s390 [fate#326356]

Fix broken debug symbols (bsc#1118644)

Handle ELF compressed header alignment correctly.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for binutils fixes the following issues :

binutils was updated to current 2.32 branch @7b468db3 [jsc#ECO-368] :

Includes the following security fixes :

CVE-2018-17358: Fixed invalid memory access in
_bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c (bsc#1109412)

CVE-2018-17359: Fixed invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c (bsc#1109413)

CVE-2018-17360: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c (bsc#1109414)

CVE-2018-17985: Fixed a stack consumption problem caused by the cplus_demangle_type (bsc#1116827)

CVE-2018-18309: Fixed an invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c (bsc#1111996)

CVE-2018-18483: Fixed get_count function provided by libiberty that allowed attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact (bsc#1112535)

CVE-2018-18484: Fixed stack exhaustion in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, caused by recursive stack frames (bsc#1112534)

CVE-2018-18605: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup causing a denial of service (bsc#1113255)

CVE-2018-18606: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in
_bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments, causing denial of service (bsc#1113252)

CVE-2018-18607: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section, causing denial of service (bsc#1113247)

CVE-2018-19931: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h (bsc#1118831)

CVE-2018-19932: Fixed an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA (bsc#1118830)

CVE-2018-20623: Fixed a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c (bsc#1121035)

CVE-2018-20651: Fixed a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c (bsc#1121034)

CVE-2018-20671: Fixed an integer overflow that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c (bsc#1121056)

CVE-2018-1000876: Fixed integer overflow in bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc in objdump (bsc#1120640)

CVE-2019-1010180: Fixed an out of bound memory access that could lead to crashes (bsc#1142772)

Enable xtensa architecture (Tensilica lc6 and related)

Use -ffat-lto-objects in order to provide assembly for static libs (bsc#1141913).

Fixed some LTO problems (bsc#1133131 bsc#1133232).

riscv: Don't check ABI flags if no code section

Update to binutils 2.32: The binutils now support for the C-SKY processor series.

The x86 assembler now supports a -mvexwig=[0|1] option to control encoding of VEX.W-ignored (WIG) VEX instructions. It also has a new

-mx86-used-note=[yes|no] option to generate (or not) x86 GNU property notes.

The MIPS assembler now supports the Loongson EXTensions R2 (EXT2), the Loongson EXTensions (EXT) instructions, the Loongson Content Address Memory (CAM) ASE and the Loongson MultiMedia extensions Instructions (MMI) ASE.

The addr2line, c++filt, nm and objdump tools now have a default limit on the maximum amount of recursion that is allowed whilst demangling strings. This limit can be disabled if necessary.

Objdump's --disassemble option can now take a parameter, specifying the starting symbol for disassembly. Disassembly will continue from this symbol up to the next symbol or the end of the function.

The BFD linker will now report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.

The BFD linker's -t option now doesn't report members within archives, unless -t is given twice. This makes it more useful when generating a list of files that should be packaged for a linker bug report.

The GOLD linker has improved warning messages for relocations that refer to discarded sections.

Improve relro support on s390 [fate#326356]

Handle ELF compressed header alignment correctly.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils     v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input     Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds     Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component     is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The     attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff     header field must be opened.(CVE-2019-1010204)

  - The _bfd_elf_parse_attributes function in elf-attrs.c     in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (_bfd_elf_attr_strdup heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-14130)

  - The aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist function in     opcodes/aarch64-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer     overflow and application crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as     demonstrated by mishandling of this file during     'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9756)

  - The process_otr function in bfd/versados.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not validate a     certain offset, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (buffer overflow and application     crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of     this file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9754)

  - The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a     certain data structure, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by     mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution.(CVE-2017-9753)

  - bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file in the _bfd_vms_get_value and _bfd_vms_slurp_etir     functions during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9752)

  - The *regs* macros in opcodes/bfin-dis.c in GNU Binutils     2.28 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9749)

  - The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler     bug.(CVE-2017-9748)

  - The ieee_archive_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler     bug.(CVE-2017-9747)

  - The disassemble_bytes function in objdump.c in GNU     Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of rae     insns printing for this file during 'objdump -D'     execution.(CVE-2017-9746)

  - The sh_elf_set_mach_from_flags function in     bfd/elf32-sh.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9744)

  - The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c in     GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (buffer overflow and application     crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of     this file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9742)

  - readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 has a 'cannot be     represented in type long' issue, which might allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-9042)

  - GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     application crash), related to the     process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a     crafted ELF file that triggers a large     memory-allocation attempt.(CVE-2017-9040)

  - The elf_read_notesfunction in bfd/elf.c in GNU Binutils     2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file.(CVE-2017-12799)

  - dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an     invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug     information from a corrupt binary. This vulnerability     causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary     programs, such as objdump and readelf, to     crash.(CVE-2017-8398)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 1 and an invalid write of size     1 during processing of a corrupt binary containing     reloc(s) with negative addresses. This vulnerability     causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary     programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to     crash.(CVE-2017-8397)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 1 because the existing reloc     offset range tests didn't catch small negative offsets     less than the size of the reloc field. This     vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis     of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as     objdump, to crash.(CVE-2017-8396)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a     swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is     vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of     missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised.
    This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip     to crash.(CVE-2017-7302)

  - A NULL pointer dereference (aka SEGV on unknown address     0x000000000000) was discovered in     work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus-dem.c in GNU     libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. This     can occur during execution of objdump.(CVE-2018-12697)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in
    _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in     archive64.c.(CVE-2019-9075)

  - elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive     memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a 'buffer     overflow on fuzzed archive header,' related to an     uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump,     and the get_archive_member_name,     process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive     functions.(CVE-2017-15996)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-17360)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - binutils: integer overflow leads to heap-based buffer     overflow in objdump(CVE-2018-1000876)

  - An issue was discovered in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a     heap-based buffer overflow in process_mips_specific in     readelf.c via a malformed MIPS option     section.(CVE-2019-9077)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils through 2.31. There is an integer overflow and     infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA macro     in elf.c.(CVE-2018-19932)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-17360)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in
    _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c.
    Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2018-17358)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-17360)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-20623)

  - A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in     elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a     crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially     crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service, as demonstrated by     ld.(CVE-2018-20651)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
203822	Photon OS 3.0: Crash PHSA-2023-3.0-0601	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	critical
203529	Photon OS 4.0: Crash PHSA-2023-4.0-0414	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	critical
202858	Photon OS 2.0: Binutils PHSA-2019-2.0-0167	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
200030	RHEL 8 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
199956	RHEL 7 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195414	RHEL 5 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
151919	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-4336-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
135966	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-4336-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
135628	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2020-1466)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	critical
134494	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2020-1205)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
130838	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2129)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
130576	openSUSE Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-2019-2432)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
130420	openSUSE Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-2019-2415)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
130340	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2019:2780-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
130257	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2019:2779-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
129879	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2019:2650-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
129234	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2041)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
126855	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-1728)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
126269	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-1642)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
126185	Photon OS 1.0: Binutils PHSA-2019-1.0-0239	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium

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