The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data allows attackers     to read or write to system memory or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-19726)

  - An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.36. It is a stack-overflow     issue in demangle_type in rust-demangle.c. (CVE-2021-32256)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function     display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-35205)

  - Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Binutils readelf 2.38.50 via function     read_and_display_attr_value in file dwarf.c. (CVE-2022-35206)

  - An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt     symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete     fix for CVE-2020-16599. (CVE-2022-4285)

  - Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in     file readelf.c. (CVE-2022-44840)

  - Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function display_debug_section in     file readelf.c. (CVE-2022-45703)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils addr2line before 2.39.3, function parse_module contains multiple out     of bound reads which may cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. (CVE-2022-47673)

  - An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or     other unspecified impacts via function bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab in match-o.c. (CVE-2022-47695)

  - An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or     other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols. (CVE-2022-47696)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the     function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a     DNS attack. (CVE-2022-48063)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the     function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file     and cause a DNS attack. (CVE-2022-48064)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function     find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c. (CVE-2022-48065)

  - ** DISPUTED ** A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library 2.38. It has been declared as critical. This     vulnerability affects the function __monstartup of the file gmon.c of the component Call Graph Monitor.
    The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    VDB-220246 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The real existence of this     vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The inputs that induce this vulnerability are basically     addresses of the running application that is built with gmon enabled. It's basically trusted input or     input that needs an actual security flaw to be compromised or controlled. (CVE-2023-0687)

  - Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64. (CVE-2023-1579)

  - A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may     lead to loss of availability. (CVE-2023-1972)

  - A flaw was found in Binutils. The use of an uninitialized field in the struct module *module may lead to     application crash and local denial of service. (CVE-2023-25585)

  - A flaw was found in Binutils. The field `the_bfd` of `asymbol`struct is uninitialized in the     `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab` function, which may lead to an application crash and local denial of     service. (CVE-2023-25588)

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

An update of the binutils package has been released.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6544-1 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data allows attackers     to read or write to system memory or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-19726)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37. (CVE-2021-46174)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function     display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-35205)

  - In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called     from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file. (CVE-2022-38533)

  - An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt     symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete     fix for CVE-2020-16599. (CVE-2022-4285)

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 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6413-1 advisory.

  - 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 function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in     objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve     this. (CVE-2017-8421)

  - load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow     vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size. (CVE-2018-20671)

  - In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in     objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact. (CVE-2018-6543)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function     display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-35205)

  - An issue was discovered function stab_demangle_v3_arg in stabs.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows     attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47007)

  - An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38,     allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47008)

  - An issue was discovered function pr_function_type in prdbg.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers     to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47010)

  - An issue was discovered function parse_stab_struct_fields in stabs.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows     attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47011)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the     function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a     DNS attack. (CVE-2022-48063)

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

The version of binutils installed on the remote host is prior to 2.29.1-31. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2401 advisory.

  - A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to     cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19724)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37. (CVE-2021-46174)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function     display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-35205)

  - An issue was discovered function stab_demangle_v3_arg in stabs.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows     attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47007)

  - An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38,     allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47008)

  - An issue was discovered function pr_function_type in prdbg.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers     to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks. (CVE-2022-47010)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the     function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file     and cause a DNS attack. (CVE-2022-48064)

  - A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may     lead to loss of availability. (CVE-2023-1972)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1 advisory.

  - An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data allows attackers     to read or write to system memory or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-19726)

  - An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.36. It is a stack-overflow     issue in demangle_type in rust-demangle.c. (CVE-2021-32256)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function     display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-35205)

  - Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Binutils readelf 2.38.50 via function     read_and_display_attr_value in file dwarf.c. (CVE-2022-35206)

  - An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt     symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete     fix for CVE-2020-16599. (CVE-2022-4285)

  - Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in     file readelf.c. (CVE-2022-44840)

  - Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function display_debug_section in     file readelf.c. (CVE-2022-45703)

  - An issue was discovered in Binutils addr2line before 2.39.3, function parse_module contains multiple out     of bound reads which may cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. (CVE-2022-47673)

  - An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or     other unspecified impacts via function bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab in match-o.c. (CVE-2022-47695)

  - An issue was discovered Binutils objdump before 2.39.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or     other unspecified impacts via function compare_symbols. (CVE-2022-47696)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the     function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a     DNS attack. (CVE-2022-48063)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the     function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file     and cause a DNS attack. (CVE-2022-48064)

  - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function     find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c. (CVE-2022-48065)

  - ** DISPUTED ** A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library 2.38. It has been declared as critical. This     vulnerability affects the function __monstartup of the file gmon.c of the component Call Graph Monitor.
    The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    VDB-220246 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The real existence of this     vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The inputs that induce this vulnerability are basically     addresses of the running application that is built with gmon enabled. It's basically trusted input or     input that needs an actual security flaw to be compromised or controlled. (CVE-2023-0687)

  - Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64. (CVE-2023-1579)

  - A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may     lead to loss of availability. (CVE-2023-1972)

  - A flaw was found in Binutils. The use of an uninitialized field in the struct module *module may lead to     application crash and local denial of service. (CVE-2023-25585)

  - A flaw was found in Binutils. The field `the_bfd` of `asymbol`struct is uninitialized in the     `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab` function, which may lead to an application crash and local denial of     service. (CVE-2023-25588)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
182107	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	9/28/2023	9/28/2023	critical
204543	Photon OS 4.0: Binutils PHSA-2023-4.0-0494	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/24/2024	medium
186720	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-6544-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	12/11/2023	12/11/2023	high
182531	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-6413-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/4/2023	10/13/2023	high
187830	Amazon Linux 2 : binutils (ALAS-2024-2401)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	1/9/2024	1/10/2024	high
181753	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	9/21/2023	9/21/2023	critical
204085	Photon OS 3.0: Binutils PHSA-2023-3.0-0672	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/24/2024	medium

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