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GLSA-201801-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 105627
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-01 (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, tekhex, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround :
There are no known workarounds at this time.
Solution
All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-devel/binutils-2.29.1-r1'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 105627
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201801-01.nasl
Version: 3.3
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 1/8/2018
Updated: 4/5/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:binutils, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2017-15023, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2017-9743, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2017-9756
GLSA: 201801-01