CVE-2018-17358: Buffer Overflow
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfdstabsectionfindnearestline in syms.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
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What is CVE-2018-17358?
CVE-2018-17358 is a vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) in GNU Binutils 2.31 that can cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid memory access in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c.
How can attackers leverage CVE-2018-17358?
Attackers can leverage CVE-2018-17358 to cause a denial of service (application crash).
Which software is affected by CVE-2018-17358?
The affected software includes binutils versions 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+, and some versions of binutils in Debian (2.31.1-16, 2.35.2-2, 2.40-2, and 2.41-5).
How can I fix the CVE-2018-17358 vulnerability in Ubuntu?
Update the binutils package to version 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 for Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) or version 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+ for Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial).
How can I fix the CVE-2018-17358 vulnerability in Debian?
Update the binutils package to version 2.31.1-16, 2.35.2-2, 2.40-2, or 2.41-5 for Debian.