openSUSE 15 Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1)

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Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1 advisory.

- A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.35 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file. (CVE-2020-16590)

- A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) in GNU Binutils 2.35 due to an invalid read in process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readeif. (CVE-2020-16591)

- A use after free issue exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) in GNU Binutils 2.34 in bfd_hash_lookup, as demonstrated in nm-new, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
(CVE-2020-16592)

- A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35, in scan_unit_for_symbols, as demonstrated in addr2line, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file. (CVE-2020-16593)

- ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none. (CVE-2020-16598)

- A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35, in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string, as demonstrated in nm-new, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file. (CVE-2020-16599)

- An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in bfd_getl_signed_32 in libbfd.c because sh_entsize is not validated in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c. (CVE-2020-35448)

- A flaw exists in binutils in bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted PEF file to be parsed by objdump could cause a heap buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds read that could lead to an impact to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34. (CVE-2020-35493)

- There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34. (CVE-2020-35496)

- There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef.c in binutils in versions prior to 2.34 which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. (CVE-2020-35507)

- There is an open race window when writing output in the following utilities in GNU binutils version 2.35 and earlier:ar, objcopy, strip, ranlib. When these utilities are run as a privileged user (presumably as part of a script updating binaries across different users), an unprivileged user can trick these utilities into getting ownership of arbitrary files through a symlink. (CVE-2021-20197)

- A flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in
_bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. (CVE-2021-20284)

- There's a flaw in the BFD library of binutils in versions before 2.36. An attacker who supplies a crafted file to an application linked with BFD, and using the DWARF functionality, could cause an impact to system availability by way of excessive memory consumption. (CVE-2021-3487)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 154898

File Name: openSUSE-2021-3616.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/5/2021

Updated: 11/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35448

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20197

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-arm-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-s390x-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-hppa-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-ppc-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-ppc64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-epiphany-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-aarch64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-ia64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-avr-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-riscv64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bpftrace-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libctf0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bpftrace, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:binutils-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-rx-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-ppc64le-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libctf-nobfd0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-spu-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-hppa64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-i386-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-sparc64-binutils, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-sparc-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-s390-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-m68k-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-x86_64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cross-mips-binutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:binutils

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16590, CVE-2020-16591, CVE-2020-16592, CVE-2020-16593, CVE-2020-16598, CVE-2020-16599, CVE-2020-35448, CVE-2020-35493, CVE-2020-35496, CVE-2020-35507, CVE-2021-20197, CVE-2021-20284, CVE-2021-3487

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openSUSE 15 Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 154898

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CVSS v2

CVSS v3

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