UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15938

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15938

    Published: 27 Oct 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15938
    Aliases:
    USN-4336-2

    Summary:

    Details: 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).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15938, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-invalid-memory-read-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15938

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
    2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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