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CVE-2023-1579

Publication date 3 April 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Heap based buffer overflow in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
binutils 23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 2.39-3ubuntu1.2
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

seth-arnold

binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs.

ccdm94

the vulnerable code was introduced by commit 31d6c13d (v2.39). The vulnerable function was introduced by commit f67741e1 (v2.39). Therefore, jammy and earlier are not affected.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
binutils

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H