CVE-2019-9073: Medium severity binutils vulnerability

Published Feb 24, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an attempted excessive memory allocation in bfdelfslurpversiontables in elf.c.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
GNU binutils=2.32
NetApp Hci Management Node
NetApp Solidfire
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
debian/binutils
2.35.2-22.40-22.44-3

Event History

Feb 24, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:32 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:17 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·04:10 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-9073?

CVE-2019-9073 is a vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9073?

The severity of CVE-2019-9073 is not specified in the provided information.

3

How does CVE-2019-9073 affect the software?

CVE-2019-9073 affects the GNU Binutils software versions 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+ and 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3, as well as version 2.33.

4

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-9073?

Yes, fixes are available depending on the affected software version. Please refer to the provided references for more information.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-9073?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-9073 in the provided references: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/, https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37121474, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24233

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