GNU Binutils objdump bucomm.c display_info memory leak
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Haoxin Tu (VulDB User)
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.303151
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303151
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.545773
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d
- https://www.gnu.org/
