An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h because the number of program headers is not restricted.

An update of the crash package has been released.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 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 srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record. (CVE-2014-8484)

  - The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers     in an ELF file. (CVE-2014-8485)

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 5 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 srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record. (CVE-2014-8484)

  - The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers     in an ELF file. (CVE-2014-8485)

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 NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has binutils packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The bfd_cache_close function in bfd/cache.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a heap use after free and     possibly achieve code execution via a crafted nested archive file. This issue occurs because incorrect     functions are called during an attempt to release memory. The issue can be addressed by better input     validation in the bfd_generic_archive_p function in bfd/archive.c. (CVE-2017-12448)

  - remember_Ktype in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to     trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM). This can occur during execution of cxxfilt.
    (CVE-2018-12934)

  - An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a     NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
    (CVE-2018-17794)

  - The get_count function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (malloc called with the result of an integer-overflowing     calculation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by c++filt.
    (CVE-2018-18483)

  - 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 through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h     because the number of program headers is not restricted. (CVE-2018-19931)

  - apply_relocations in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.32 contains an integer overflow that allows attackers to     trigger a write access violation (in byte_put_little_endian function in elfcomm.c) via an ELF file, as     demonstrated by readelf. (CVE-2019-14444)

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

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has binutils packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The bfd_cache_close function in bfd/cache.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a heap use after free and     possibly achieve code execution via a crafted nested archive file. This issue occurs because incorrect     functions are called during an attempt to release memory. The issue can be addressed by better input     validation in the bfd_generic_archive_p function in bfd/archive.c. (CVE-2017-12448)

  - remember_Ktype in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to     trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM). This can occur during execution of cxxfilt.
    (CVE-2018-12934)

  - An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a     NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
    (CVE-2018-17794)

  - The get_count function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (malloc called with the result of an integer-overflowing     calculation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by c++filt.
    (CVE-2018-18483)

  - 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 through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h     because the number of program headers is not restricted. (CVE-2018-19931)

  - apply_relocations in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.32 contains an integer overflow that allows attackers to     trigger a write access violation (in byte_put_little_endian function in elfcomm.c) via an ELF file, as     demonstrated by readelf. (CVE-2019-14444)

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

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 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 through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer     overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h because     the number of program headers is not     restricted.(CVE-2018-19931)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.32. There is a heap-based buffer over-read     in _bfd_doprnt in bfd.c because elf_object_p in     elfcode.h mishandles an e_shstrndx section of type     SHT_GROUP by omitting a trailing '\0'     character.(CVE-2019-12972)

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.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201908-01 (Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review       the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially       crafted ELF, object, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of       Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

An update of the binutils package has been released.

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
200048	RHEL 6 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199993	RHEL 5 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195456	RHEL 6 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
195414	RHEL 5 : binutils (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
160803	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2022-0025)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
154500	NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0096)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	high
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
132353	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2686)	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
127559	GLSA-201908-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
122914	Photon OS 2.0: Binutils PHSA-2019-2.0-0134	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high

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CVE-2018-19931

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