CVE-2018-18606

An issue was discovered in the merge_strings function in merge.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments. A specially crafted ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 71%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnubinutils
2.31
debiandebian_linux
7.0
debiandebian_linux
8.0
debiandebian_linux
9.0
netappdata_ontap
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
binutils
bookworm
2.40-2
fixed
bullseye
2.35.2-2
fixed
sid
2.43.1-5
fixed
trixie
2.43.1-5
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
binutils
bionic
Fixed 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
released
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
focal
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
needed
xenial
Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
released
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
binutils
suse enterprise desktop 15
2.32-6.8.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP2
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP3
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP4
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP5
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.32-9.33.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
2.32-6.8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.32-9.33.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.32-9.33.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.32-6.8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
binutils-devel
suse enterprise desktop 15
2.32-6.8.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP2
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP3
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP4
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP5
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
2.32-9.33.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
2.32-6.8.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
2.32-9.33.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
2.32-9.33.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.32-6.8.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.32-7.5.1
fixed
libctf-nobfd0
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP3
2.35.1-7.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP4
2.37-150100.7.29.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP5
2.39-150100.7.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
2.41-150100.7.46.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
2.43-150100.7.52.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.35.1-7.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.37-150100.7.29.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.39-150100.7.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.41-150100.7.46.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.43-150100.7.52.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.35.1-7.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.37-150100.7.29.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.39-150100.7.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.41-150100.7.46.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.43-150100.7.52.1
fixed
libctf0
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP3
2.35.1-7.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP4
2.37-150100.7.29.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP5
2.39-150100.7.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
2.41-150100.7.46.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
2.43-150100.7.52.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.35.1-7.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.37-150100.7.29.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
2.39-150100.7.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
2.41-150100.7.46.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.43-150100.7.52.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.35.1-7.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.37-150100.7.29.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
2.39-150100.7.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
2.41-150100.7.46.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.43-150100.7.52.1
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23806
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45a0eaf77022963d639d6d19871dbab7b79703fc
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23806
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45a0eaf77022963d639d6d19871dbab7b79703fc
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/